| Hi Jian Shuo Wang,
I've reading your blogs ever since I found out I might be going to Shanghai on a business trip soon. Your blogs provide useful and interesting information about Shanghai that travel guides often miss - observations from the perspective of someone who lives there. But the thing that impresses me the most is that you've been blogging almost everyday for the past 2+ years! I love your optimistic attitude. Anyway, I wanted to be a silent reader... but couldn't help but chime in here cuz I lived in NYC for 10+ years and wanted to offer some suggestions if you'll take them! 1. As Jean suggested, visit Rockefeller center.. check out Saks' famous x'mas window displays and get in touch with your childhood (and wallet) at FAO Schwarz. There's a great Szechuan resturant nearby (47th street or 48th) called Wu Liang Ye. 2. You want to taste NYC? Visit Gray's Papaya for the best tasting hot dog ever, it's cheap and open 24 hrs and has great great smoothies to go along with those crispy snappy hot dogs. There's Sylvia's for some soul food. Soup Kitchen International a.k.a. the Soup Nazi made famous from Seinfeld - I have not been there myself but hear the soups are hmm hmm good! Want some dessert? Try Junior's famous cheesecake. Indian food? Try Jackson Diner in Jackson Heights Queens (7, R, V, G, F, E trains get off at Roosevelt Ave.)... ahh too many to list! If you want to try 'em all a good place to go is Grand Central's food court on the lower level (the station's not half bad neither). I think the E train has a stop there. 3. Try ice skating at Wollman rink in central park! 4. MoMA just had its grand re-opening in Manhattan - it's near Rockefeller, I think 53rd street, off 5th ave. Go through the museum from top to bottom. 5. Watch an indie film at Soho's Angelica Theater. While you're there, check out Canal Jean -great clothes and fascinating clientele. 6. Wanna see the statue of liberty? Take the Staten Island ferry instead, it passes by the statue and costs like $1. 7. Brought your gym clothes? Try rock climbing (indoors) at Chelsea Piers - not too expensive and very exhilarating. Have you observed those dark circular spots everywhere in the subway? Those are gum... just in case you were wondering. Heh think I wrote too much?!?! I love the city! I hope I will love Shanghai just as much! Jin :) |
New York - Day 2