*** CAUTION: extremely long post with TONS of pictures ahead! ***
When Natalie calls up & suggests a Girl's Trip, how can you say no to that?!? So a few months later, we couldn't believe it when the day was upon us (Friday April 30th) & it was finally time for Natalie, Rachel, & I to go on our first ever big trip with just the 3 of us sisters (well, & the baby girl in Natalie's tummy too)!
The Setzler Girls were on a plane for NEW YORK CITY!
We could not stop laughing when playing with the photobooth on my new Macbook on the plane. We even had the people in the seats behind us laughing at the crazy images we were coming up with!
We took a car instead of a taxi from the airport to our hotel & he took us the scenic route (it was a funny story that this guy w/ a limousine company offered to take us in a town-car instead of us waiting in the LONG taxi line at the airport & we made him show us his credentials & business card so we could make sure he was legit... hey, you never know... this was when we realized we had always traveled to New York with our parents before!).
There are SO many bridges in NYC, many of them seem recognizable from movies or TV...
After a quick detour through Times Square hunting down a restaurant for lunch that didn't work out, our first stop was lunch at the CARNEGIE DELI. Apparently a lot of celebrities come here & there are signed pictures all over the walls & you "get" to sit at big tables with other people. Here I had pastrami for the 1st time ever & we ate sandwiches nearly a foot tall!
Next were a few necessary wardrobe changes at our hotel (THE SHERATON) & then we were ready for shopping: Bloomingdales...H&M!
*photo credit: Rachel*
We worked up quite the appetite & took a taxi over to a fun little place called the YUCA BAR for dinner. While waiting for our table we walked around a little park across the street.
*photo credit: Rachel*
We almost lost our table from staying in the park so long, but we snagged it just in time & had possibly one of our best meals of the trip. The homemade guacamole, salsa, & chips appetizer didn't last long at all.
Then we all 3 shared all of these *tuna rolls *tilapia tacos *lobster quesadillas (it sure is a good thing none of us are picky & we all 3 like everything... we shared a lot this trip)
Saturday morning we went to a place called FLUFFY'S right by our hotel for breakfast before catching the subway to SOHO for the day!
I had to snap a picture of this little place in SOHO as a shout out to my Alma Mater AUBURN b/c of the Orange & Blue and say WAR EAGLE!
The only thing that suffered from all our shopping were my feet.... I could have shopped all day, but I guess I didn't bring the correct shoes this trip. I'll know for "next time" (hah, whenever that is) but this day had to be cut a little bit short anyway since we had a 5:30 dinner before our play & my feet thanked this fact!
We headed back to the hotel on the SUBWAY & if you haven't read Natalie's post about our trip you should... not only because it gives another perspective & tells lots of the funny stories, but I'm mentioning it now because she told the story of our run-in with this crazy "rando guy" on the subway that luckily we walked away from with a funny story & lots of laughs rather than a fight... you should go read it...
so we got ready & went to an early dinner at BEACON
*photo credit: Rachel*
and then it was time..... for WICKED! I have been hearing Natalie talk about this play forever (since she had seen it in Chicago) & I had heard both Rachel & Natalie sing the songs from the play numerous times but really didn't know much about it other than "Wizard of Oz related". I have seen quite a lot of Broadway plays and really LOVE them so I was looking forward to it (minus the migraine I got right before the play started)
i couldn't resist posting this one :)
It did NOT disappoint! Amazing music, singing, storyline... definitely recommend it!
So, did anyone hear about the whole Times Square Car Bomb scare? Yeah, that was this night, Saturday May 1st.... it was discovered around 6:30pm & we were walking in & around Times Square to go see WICKED from 7-8pm (we got done with dinner pretty early & the play started at 8). We were only a few blocks from the car bomb & blocked off streets but didn't know anything about it until the next morning when we woke up. Our parents & Ben, however, were at home & saw it on the news that night while we were already asleep & worried about us all night long.
Anyway, after the play we originally planned on going to get dessert at Serendipity but since it was so late we decided to walk back toward our hotel to find somewhere to eat closer...
And we discovered this mecca of dessertly goodness at LINDY'S!
Sunday morning we were ready for our last full day in The City. We headed over to COSMIC DINER for breakfast. Then we strolled the streets since we had a little bit of time to kill since nothing was open that early!
There were people from all over the country & the world visiting & I even sat next to a man from Connecticut who comes all the way to church there every other Sunday because he loves it so much. He had 3 daughters & loved that us 3 sisters were there worshipping on his row that morning. He even said that one of his daughters watched the service on the live feed on the internet & could probably see him in the pews talking to me & would say "dad, what are you doing." This man was hilarious, & we thoroughly enjoyed the service!
From church we went shopping at Macy's and then lunch at Bergdorf Goodman's. While we were at lunch I felt like any minute one of the Housewives of New York was going to walk through the door. I didn't even attempt to take a picture of us there b/c we would look too "touristy" in such a nice place. I did have one of the best salads I have ever eaten there, too!
This was my 4th time in New York & I realized that every other time I have gone was in December or January! The weather was in the 80's this whole trip & I was SO looking forward to really exploring Central Park for my 1st time. We did the touristy (but smart) thing to do & took a Rickshaw through part of the park:
*photo credit: Rachel*
It was crazy how everyone was laying out all over Central Park as though it's their version of the beach. I mean, it was a beautiful day, and if I lived in New York I think I would have spent my Sunday the same way!
The park is as picturesque as it appears on TV, movies, pictures, etc... I wanted Ben there to take me out in one of those rowboats!
That building on the left is from Ghostbusters...
John Lennon tribute...
We attempted to take our own pictures a few times... but this one took quite a few tries to get us all in the frame...
*photo credit: Natalie*
Luckily someone walked by & offered to take our picture for us (it's very odd that I look short in this picture... I must have been downhill)!
*photo credit: Natalie*
From there the Rickshaw driver took us ON THE STREETS to get us to our final destination a little bit faster...
...the MET (Metropolitan Museum of Art)!
We arrived with only about an hour and a half before they closed but we still decided to see what we could. I found out later that a few of the exhibits were closed because the MET Costume Institute Gala (you know, where all the celebrities were in town & wearing pretty dresses) was the NEXT NIGHT, so we just missed it!!!
We wen to the Picasso exhibit & saw his huge body of work:
Monet:
& then went back to the hotel to relax before getting ready for dinner! This was our last night so we were ready for a big nice dinner at BLUE FIN.
*photo credit: Rachel*
We had sushi for an appetizer, a delicious bottle of wine, & you may notice there in front of me is a savory LOBSTER! :) ahhhhh it was so good!
seeeee that perfect claw?
After dinner some random guy asked Rachel out for drinks, but she kindly declined & we found out that he worked for the NY Post. They had just left a Press Conference about the Car Bombing & were asking us all about our experience with it during our trip & if it had affected us any. This guy's NY Post photographer friend offered to take our picture & he changed a bunch of settings on my camera & then began snapping away about 15 pictures.... it kinda freaked us out & we were laughing to ourselves & wondering "why in the world is he taking so many?"... in the end, I don't really even think I like the settings he did to my camera... the lighting looks weird...
But with that we said goodbye to Times Square & goodnight....
We woke up early the next morning to a gloomy day & decided that with rain on the ground & plane tickets in hand, YES, we really must go home now. We had such a fun girl's trip & I think it may be dangerous to make this a regular thing, but we must! (I'll defend that by admitting that we did a WHOLE lot more shopping/looking/browsing/walking than actual BUYING on this trip... Ben was proud of me!).
Love you sisters, thanks for such a memorable trip! When's the next one?
(2 more new posts below too)
(2 more new posts below too)
15 comments:
How about we go again tomorrow?
and wow, i am just a beauty with my crossed eyes. kinda creepy...
i think one of my favorite pictures from the whole trip was the one we took of ourselves in central park where all you can see is my eyes at the bottom. it was right before we got the half-decent one.
...so, now that your blog is updated, you'll put these pics and all the other ones on facebook right??
:)
Looks like y'all had a ton of fun!! Is there any way I can be adopted as a "Setzler sister" before the next trip, haha??
What an awesome trip!!! Love all the pics! Ya'll look beautiful!
Cute pictures! I've actually stayed in that Hampton Inn that was in one of your pictures a bunch of times :)
Loved both of yalls NYC posts!! Yall all look GREAT!! How much fun!
Wow! Gorgeous pictures and great chronicle of your trip. Rachel needs to do a blog as well so we could get a THIRD perspective on the trip. Loved the Central Park pictures as I've never been IN it (walked along it; driven through it). And the food pics always leave me salivating:)
I'm so jealous! I loved reading your account of the trip. Y'all all look beautiful and I can barely tell natalie is even pregnant! And I think that's only because I know, so I'm looking! :) Yay for sister!
soon i hope! loved the post e, and all the pics. you should maybe dedicate an entire post to the mac pics...those are so entertaining. :)
xo
nat
I enjoyed Natalie's post too. I love the subway picture...so cool!!!
Loved the post! Ben and your sweet parents weren't the only ones worried about y'all I'm just so glad y'all weren't in harms way! Also, I have your Ann Taylor Loft dress too. I think that is at least the second ATL dress we both have :) I like to match you!
SO FUN! Ryan and I are going in September, and you just got me SO excited looking at your blog! I wish I had sisters!
Great Pictures!! Next time can we do a girl friend trip since I don't have sisters!!
ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh can i come next time!! i LOVE LOVE LOVE NYC. and was only there for a few days in october. with the kids. so we didn't venture much farther than times square. i want to go back SO bad. shaun and i talked about it and decided it wouldn't be as much fun with me being 7 months pregnant. i agreed. but still....i so want to go back even more now!
I LOVED your outfits and that you chronicled every single one! And the food. You were speaking my language!
I agree with everyone else, I want to be an honorary sister on a girl's trip! We do cousin's trips since I don't have sisters, but we don't have one planned for this year. Boo!
I loved reading this post! So Fun it took me two different days to read but only because I had to read twice so I didn't miss a thing. Looks like you girls had a fabulous trip and I agree with Megs your outfits are awesome you look great!!! Glad you were safe from the "bomb" I was worried about you!!!! Thanks for letting me live my envy through YOU!!!!
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