We drove our rental car into the city, unloaded while double-parked like real New Yorkers and then Jackson drove it a couple of blocks over to the return center. It worked out so well to pick up the car at the airport, drive it to Maine and then return it a few blocks from our Airbnb. Driving in NYC was not as bad as I expected it would be. We got a little turned around on exits, but made it with really no issue.
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Our new building!
(We faced the back) |
When Jackson took the first load up to our new home he was shocked to find there was no elevator. Whoops! That was not in the listing. So we got off to a little bit of a rocky start, but ended up just accepting that life in the city is different and rolled with it.
We got unloaded and settled pretty quickly and then walked MacKenzie over to Central Park. It had been a dream of mine each time we visited the city for MacK to be able to walk in Central Park and she got to...finally! YAY! Our place was close to the park which made it more expensive, of course, but very worth it to be able to pop over whenever we wanted.
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| We made it!! |
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| "Seems nice." |
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| VIEWS! |
One of the things that I was the most excited for was endless options of Chinese restaurants. Naples just does not have a strong Chinese cuisine scene. We found a place not too far from our studio and headed there for dinner. The pandemic obviously hit NYC very hard, but people are resilient. They have new outdoor seating areas that feel very European and make dining much more enjoyable than it used to be!
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Jackson got the spicy dumpling starter
and almost died of heat! HA! |
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| Praise the Lord for amazing food! |
It was an adjustment being seated IN THE ROAD as the outdoor dining locations are now, but we made it. The place was a little pricey but we anticipated that and just had to adjust our expectations.
We decided that since NY is known for bagels we'd give as many authentic bagel joints a shot as possible. I was back to work on Tuesday morning, but we woke up early and walked to a well-reviewed nearby joint for breakfast. It was so fun to eat out in the middle of everything and people watch before heading back to get logged in for the day.
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Our first traditional bagel breakfast
sandwich of the trip--delicious! |
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| City dog, coming through! |
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| LEVAIN!!! |
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| We have rooftop access! Who knew?! |
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| Jazzed for our new hangout spot! |
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Taylor Swift has a song about "Cornelia Street"
on one of her albums |
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| The home Taylor sings about |
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| I was pretty jazzed |
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| Laughing at Jackson laughing at me |
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