The little girls of Avonlea school always pooled their lunches, and to eat three raspberry tarts all alone or even to share them only with one’s best chum would have forever and ever branded as “awful mean” the girl who did it. And yet, when the tarts were divided among ten girls you just got enough to tantalize you.
Anne of Green Gables, L.M. Montgomery
I didn’t eat raspberry tarts last weekend, but this quote sums up how I feel about my three days in New York. It is, of course, impossible to see all the things I want to see in one weekend – and Allison did her level best to make sure I saw as much as I could. But I just got enough of so many things to tantalize me. I only had a couple of hours at the Met (enough to get about half of a quick overview – the place is HUGE); an all-too-brief browsing stop at the Strand (partly because I knew I could have stayed all day); a short (if leisurely) stroll through Central Park; a tour of the Upper West Side cut short by heavy rain (though we braved it as long as we could).
Don’t mistake me – I enjoyed every moment, and tried my best to soak it all up. I loved seeing the knights at the Met:
And visiting Hans Christian Andersen in Central Park (as well as the other stops on my children’s literature tour):
I loved wandering through Manhattan, admiring the beautiful brownstones and wondering about the stories held in each one:
And, of course, I had to visit Cafe Lalo, site of the rose-and-a-book, he-knows-something-she-doesn’t-know scene in You’ve Got Mail:
There were so many other lovely moments: eating pie with my friend Beth on a bench in Brooklyn; a brief solo stroll around Prospect Park; hanging out in Bryant Park as I waited to meet Allison after work; watching Ramona and Beezus in Allison’s cute little Queens apartment and talking for hours; munching apple cider doughnuts at the Union Square farmers’ market. But all these moments only served to underline my already firm conviction:
I have to go back. And soon. (And bring Jeremiah with me this time.)
Because, really, who wouldn’t want more time in this beautiful city, with this lovely tour guide?
Thanks for a fabulous weekend, Allison. I’ll be back before too long.
These posts make me want to revisit NYC so badly! You may have unwittingly helped me form my Spring Break plans…
One of my biggest regrets is not going to NYC more often when we lived so close (an hour by train!). I do have to say, though, that we did do the Christmas in NYC thing and that was AMAZING! If you can only go one more time, make it after the tree is put up and Macy’s is done decorating…it’s true a wonderland!
What a fun weekend. I love the Strand! And the Met. And totally agree with the comment ^ – Christmas in New York is not to be missed.
If you want to sight see in NYC then you should check out City Maps. It is an interactive map of NYC that is constantly being updated. It also shows tweets and daily deals so you know what is happening right that moment. I think it is so cool, and I use it all the time.
I definitely need to make another visit to NYC, when I get back to the U.S. My cousin and I absolutely LOVE the Hans Christian Andersen statue. And the Alice in Wonderland statue, but we always have pictures taken with the Andersen duck.
There are so many things to see there! Glad you had fun!
What a great day! New York always looks so lovely … i hope to visit one day.
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