Chillin’ in NYC – Day 1.

Been hanging out in NYC with my good friend this weekend. It’s my first time here, so everything is a new experience. After a ridiculously early morning flight into the city, I braved the bus to get to my friend’s apartment. Took awhile, but relatively calm. After a nap, we looked up some places to go for lunch and settled a little hole-in-the-wall Mexican place. Nom. Way better than the Mexican food back home, though I was slightly disappointed with the guac. Guac is important!

That evening we headed out on the subway to Brooklyn to walk over the bridge and the night skyline. While trying to find the stairs up to the bridge, we ran across someone filming a music video. It was a bizarre affair, with a cameraman holding the camera and walking all around and doing random close-ups and things. We had to wait for the singing/grinding to end before we could climb up to the bridge. The bridge (and view) was beautiful, though, and I caught my first glimpse of the Statue of Liberty.

We meandered our way back uptown, and eventually ran into the Times Sq. area. Maybe it was just that it was a Friday night, but it was way too much for me. Too many people, too many ads – so overstimulating I just wanted out. Finally, we made it through and ended up back at the apartment. We went and got a vegan pizza from a nearby place. Tasty, but I think I still need to try a NY slice of plain ol’ cheese pizza.