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Monday 10th: Arrival Day | Monday 10th: Arrival Day | ||
Tuesday 11th: | Tuesday 11th: Bronx Day | ||
Wednesday 12th: | Wednesday 12th: Liberty Day | ||
Thursday 13th: | Thursday 13th: Philly Day | ||
Friday 14th: Broadway Day | Friday 14th: Broadway Day | ||
Saturday 15th: | Saturday 15th: Brooklyn | ||
Sunday 16th: Harlem Day | Sunday 16th: Harlem Day | ||
Monday 17th: | Monday 17th: Greenwich | ||
Tuesday 18th: | Tuesday 18th: Central Day | ||
Wednesday 19th: Little Italy Day | Wednesday 19th: Little Italy Day | ||
Thursday 20th: Leaving Day | Thursday 20th: Leaving Day | ||
== ETI == | == ETI == | ||
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Find somewhere to eat dinner (Manhattan Clam Chowder??) then sleep. | Find somewhere to eat dinner (Manhattan Clam Chowder??) then sleep. | ||
===Bronx Day === | ===Bronx Day (Tuesday 11th)=== | ||
Meet Big Apple Greeter. | Meet Big Apple Greeter. | ||
Check out the Bronx. | Check out the Bronx. | ||
===Liberty Day ( | ===Liberty Day (Wednesday 12th):=== | ||
Morning: | Morning: | ||
*Battery Park | *Battery Park | ||
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Evening: Explore Chinatown | Evening: Explore Chinatown | ||
=== | ===Philly Day (Thursday 13th) === | ||
Bus departs from Penn Station regularly, and the journey is only 1.5 hours. | |||
===Broadway Day (Friday 14th):=== | ===Broadway Day (Friday 14th):=== | ||
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Evening: Meet outside theatre, find Scott, have dinner and see show on Broadway | Evening: Meet outside theatre, find Scott, have dinner and see show on Broadway | ||
=== | ===Brooklyn Day (Saturday 15th):=== | ||
Morning: | Morning: | ||
* | *Cross Manhattan Bridge | ||
* | *if we feel up to cheesecake we can have apparently a very fine one at "Junior's" | ||
*Coney Island | |||
Lunch | Lunch: The Famous Nathan's hot dog stand (I'm gonna go for chili dog) | ||
Afternoon: | Afternoon: | ||
* | *Brooklyn Botanical Garden Harvest Festival | ||
*Brooklyn Ice Cream factory (let's hope it's a nice day) | |||
*Cross Brooklyn Bridge at sunset | |||
Dinner: Near Chinatown or Little Italy or a number of other districts to choose from. | |||
Evening: free | |||
Evening: | |||
===Harlem Day (Sunday 16th):=== | ===Harlem Day (Sunday 16th):=== | ||
Morning: | Morning: | ||
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Evening: Explore 5th Avenue, or just free. | Evening: Explore 5th Avenue, or just free. | ||
===Greenwich Village Day (Monday 17th):=== | |||
===Greenwich Village Day:=== | |||
Morning: | Morning: | ||
*Explore Tribeca and SOHO in a 'laid-back' manner. | *Explore Tribeca and SOHO in a 'laid-back' manner. | ||
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Evening: Up to you and your 'out on the toon' sensibilities, Agent Dr. Peter Ventman | Evening: Up to you and your 'out on the toon' sensibilities, Agent Dr. Peter Ventman | ||
=== | ===Central Day (Tuesday 18th) === | ||
Morning: | |||
*The Frick Collection | |||
*Natural History Museum. | |||
Lunch aim: Everything Bagel with cheese and tomayto | |||
Afternoon: | |||
*Central Park INC: Shakespeare Garden, Belvedere Castle, Swedish Cottage, Strawberry Fields. | |||
*Possible: 2 hour walking tour of Central Park's movie highlights...(fri 3pm or sat 12pm. I suggest latter) | |||
*Take a quick look at the Guggenheim while we're in that area. | |||
Dinner: Restaurant Row for something exotic | |||
Evening: Times Square. | |||
===Little Italy Day ( | ===Little Italy Day (Wednesday 19th):=== | ||
Morning: | Morning: | ||
*Check out festivities in Little Italy | *Check out festivities in Little Italy | ||
Latest revision as of 17:08, 19 August 2007
Things to do for the ETI:
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Buy tickets for Spring Awakening, 8pm, for 14/09 for 2. (Total: $365.50) |
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Buy tickets for ferry and Stat of Lib tour |
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Buy tickets for Empire State Building |
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Send Request form for Big Apple Greeter |
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Day Plan
Monday 10th: Arrival Day
Tuesday 11th: Bronx Day
Wednesday 12th: Liberty Day
Thursday 13th: Philly Day
Friday 14th: Broadway Day
Saturday 15th: Brooklyn
Sunday 16th: Harlem Day
Monday 17th: Greenwich
Tuesday 18th: Central Day
Wednesday 19th: Little Italy Day
Thursday 20th: Leaving Day
ETI
Arriving Day (Mon 10th):
Arrive 3:45, check in, find accommodation. Find somewhere to eat dinner (Manhattan Clam Chowder??) then sleep.
Bronx Day (Tuesday 11th)
Meet Big Apple Greeter. Check out the Bronx.
Liberty Day (Wednesday 12th):
Morning:
- Battery Park
- Ferry to Statue of Liberty
Lunch: Umm...pick something up maybe outside battery park?
Afternoon:
- Ground Zero,
- Wall Street,
- City Hall
- Woolworth building
Dinner: Chinatown chinese (or Koreatown Korean)
Evening: Explore Chinatown
Philly Day (Thursday 13th)
Bus departs from Penn Station regularly, and the journey is only 1.5 hours.
Broadway Day (Friday 14th):
Morning:
- St Patrick's Cathedral,
- See Times Square during the day,
- Chrysler Building,
- UN building,
Lunch: At Rockefeller Centre?
Afternoon:
- Explore Rockefeller Centre,
- NYC Public Library,
- Sony Tech Lab.
Evening: Meet outside theatre, find Scott, have dinner and see show on Broadway
Brooklyn Day (Saturday 15th):
Morning:
- Cross Manhattan Bridge
- if we feel up to cheesecake we can have apparently a very fine one at "Junior's"
- Coney Island
Lunch: The Famous Nathan's hot dog stand (I'm gonna go for chili dog)
Afternoon:
- Brooklyn Botanical Garden Harvest Festival
- Brooklyn Ice Cream factory (let's hope it's a nice day)
- Cross Brooklyn Bridge at sunset
Dinner: Near Chinatown or Little Italy or a number of other districts to choose from.
Evening: free
Harlem Day (Sunday 16th):
Morning:
- Pop into a gospel church, selected at random
Lunch: soul food!
Afternoon:
- General Harlem exploration
- Street Parade 2pm in Harlem, Columbia University.
- If we want to, 4-6 there's a free music festival upper right corner of Central Park for Harlem.
Dinner: More soul food? Maybe Wimp's to try out their Sweet Potato Pie..
Evening: Explore 5th Avenue, or just free.
Greenwich Village Day (Monday 17th):
Morning:
- Explore Tribeca and SOHO in a 'laid-back' manner.
Lunch: Katz's Deli for a pastrami sandwich
Afternoon:
- Explore Greenwich village,
- at some point stopping off at Magnolia bakery to check out the "best cupcakes in the world".
- Empire State Building.
- Flatiron.
Evening: Up to you and your 'out on the toon' sensibilities, Agent Dr. Peter Ventman
Central Day (Tuesday 18th)
Morning:
- The Frick Collection
- Natural History Museum.
Lunch aim: Everything Bagel with cheese and tomayto
Afternoon:
- Central Park INC: Shakespeare Garden, Belvedere Castle, Swedish Cottage, Strawberry Fields.
- Possible: 2 hour walking tour of Central Park's movie highlights...(fri 3pm or sat 12pm. I suggest latter)
- Take a quick look at the Guggenheim while we're in that area.
Dinner: Restaurant Row for something exotic
Evening: Times Square.
Little Italy Day (Wednesday 19th):
Morning:
- Check out festivities in Little Italy
- Or other
Lunch: Saussie sarnie on one of the Little Italy stands
Afternoon:
- Anything not done on Liberty day afternoon,
- Visit Tribeca or stay at festival if something interesting is happening.
- Or pop to Greenwich village if we feel we didn't cover it enough on Greenwich Village Day.
Dinner: Obviously at Little Italy. It's official feast day!!
Evening: Check out the festivities at Little Italy or just free
- Go to The Happy Ending Bar
Leaving Day (Thursday 20th)
- Pack
- Quickly eat all food aims we failed to meet/eat as we went along
- Quickly do everything we failed to do as we went along
- Eat some petit filous to keep us going on our journey.