Posts tagged “tourism”

I'm in Kiev with Mikey and forgot to mention it before leaving. Soviet architecture, gold-domed churches, WWII-themed restaurants, NATO gossip on the plane, marble subway stations with chandeliers, and a Stalin theme park featuring a 200-foot stainless steel Motherland statue. Also: mullets are in. More photos than you can handle coming soon.

Packed two days of classic NYC into pancakes, Soho shopping, Chinatown internet cafes, Korean-run Cajun food, Macy's splurges, Art Deco, the Empire State Building, sushi, and ice cream. Day 1 covered the Frick, MoMA, Central Park, Trump Tower, and Mexican food. We're not wasting a minute.

Six days into New York. Hit Central Park, the Met, Liberty from afar. Met Ed's friends, one of whom would enthusiastically service Jon Stewart on demand. Fingers crossed he's a reader.

First time in New York. It's basically London but bigger, cleaner, and sweatier. The accents are grating, the buildings are absurdly tall, and the whole place feels like a film set. Seen Central Park, photographed skyscrapers, plenty more tourist nonsense still to get through.