Chillin’ in NYC – Day 2

After a good night’s sleep, my friend and I sought out the best bagels in NYC – which was only a few blocks away, according to yelp. It was busy, but we asked what was hot, and I got an amazing plain bagel with strawberry cream cheese. There were actual strawberries in it. I understand now about bagels. It was incredible, and quite filling. I’ve since eaten there twice more, and may yet go back before leaving.

After breakfast, we headed downtown towards the South Seaport. We got off the subway in the Wall St. area, and nearly immediately got this view of the New York Stock Exchange. We headed to the river, stopped at the TKTS booth to buy some half-off broadway tickets, and met up with some old friends at the Seaport.

We spent some quality time chatting, and caught the bus to the East Village in search of the vegan ice cream shop. This place was amazing. Their hard ice creams are nut based, and I’m really curious how they make them. While I could maybe detect some differences, I would’ve easily believed you if you’d told me it was dairy based. Everything in the shop is vegan – all the way down to their coconut whipped cream. Delicious. After our ice cream, we found a little place and talked all afternoon over a pitcher of sangria. Good times.

That night, we met up with a couple of other friends who had spent all morning in line to get Shakespeare in the Park tickets. Now, I hadn’t quite realized what we were getting into, but I’m incredibly grateful to them – this show was amazing. Twelfth Night in Central Park, starring Anne Hathaway, and some beautiful sets and music. I knew nothing about the play beforehand, nor the quality of the Shakespeare in the Park. Absolutely blown away. I think I want to get the soundtrack when it’s available. I would’ve easily paid to see the play, but since it was free, I think I can afford to buy the soundtrack.

Saturday was a good day.