Back from New York

So I just took a vacation with my wife to the East Coast. It was pretty sweet. We drove through Pennsylvania and visited a bunch of states, Boston was AWESOME, (saw a Red Sox game, if you're into sports you know how epic that is). But the main attraction on the East Coast is New York City.

I really don't have anything specific to say about New York, but I thought I'd just ramble about it for a bit. It's an interesting place.

So first of all, it is INSANELY crowded, and the traffic is nuts. What we did (which I highly recommend if you ever visit) is got a hotel just outside the city. It was in like Tarrytown or something, just half an hour out of NYC. The hotel had a shuttle to the train station, which we then took into the city. The train is pretty cheap, and kinda fun to ride. MUCH less stressful than driving. Grand Central station is pretty sweet too. It's bigger than a lot of airports.

Anyway we just walked and took taxis, which are also really cheap. We also took one of those little carts pulled by a dude on a bike, which was really fun, but also really expensive. Like REALLY expensive. We also had these tour tickets where we could get on and off these double decker buses whenever we wanted. Getting around NY without a car is NOT an issue.

The tours where cool, I recommend them all. We did a night tour on a bus, pretty amazing to see the city all lit up. We took a boat tour of the harbor and saw the statue of liberty and ground zero. We also went to the top of the Empire State Building (102 stories!). Very cool. Your ears pop from the pressure like on an airplane it's so high up.

I also had a hotdog from a street vendor. It tasted just like every other hot dog I've ever had, but it was the experience of it that was just cool. I also had a horrible poop that night. Coincidence? I think not...

But to wrap things up, Times Square is amazing, especially at night. There's so many lights it's like daytime. There is some mucho awesome stuff. The billboards are HUGE and there's about a million advertisements for movies and tv shows for some reason. So many awesome stores. The M&Ms store is 3 stories tall!

Anyway, I don't know if I'd want to live there, but I think EVERYONE needs to visit New York City before they die.

Oh and my wife and I totally wore matching "I <3 NY" shirts. LOL We're cool.