we've been talking about going to new york for a couple of years, as i hadn't been since 9th grade and kendrick had never been, and we finally made it happen! although, the skymiles that we racked up from pricey home renovations definitely helped ;)
our flight landed around ten thirty at night, so we quickly made our way to our airbnb in brooklyn for some shut eye before our first big day in the city. i literally got the cheapest airbnb i could find, and it resembled a college dorm shared with a few other traveling groups (the bedrooms were private, though- not that desperate to save money!) our next trip to the big apple will definitely be in somewhere nicer and in the city, we just decided to go cheap this time around because 1) we just bought a house, and 2) we only had three days and every single one of them would be spent in the city, not our room, so really we just needed a place to crash.
we started the next morning with a trip to the bagel store in brooklyn for one of their famous rainbow bagels. to be completely honest, it was the most flavorless and bland thing i have ever put in my mouth- totally not worth the picture or overpriced charge, whatsoever! don't fall for this colorful, visual appealing trap, people! haha
we then hopped on the subway and headed out to the city for the rest of the day. our first stop was 5th avenue, which is lined with some fabulour places to shop. i was quick to find the kate spade, but that's really no surprise, right?
afterwards, we headed over to pier 36, in hopes of hopping on a ferry that circled that statue of liberty. unfortunately, our groupon wasn't valid on that particular day of the week, seeing that it was a sunday. however, this may have been one of the best mistakes we made because it lead us to an absolutely gorgeous spot that provided a stunning view of the manhattan bridge, brooklyn bridge, and the ocean.
we then made our way over to wallstreet to snap some pictures of the new york stock exchange. because it was a sunday, the entire street was dead silent, which was so crazy compared to all of the other new york hustle and bustle. sadly, we didn't make it over to the famous bull statue, but our feet were already getting tired and neither of us cared enough to justify walking over (lazy problems).
our next stop was the 9/11 memorial & museum, which ended up being one of our favorite things that we did on this trip. the memorial itself is breathtaking, and the museum was absolutely incredible and flawlessly honored all of the victims who lost their lives that day, as well as their families whom they left behind. the museum provided some amazing memorabilia, photographs, and videos, and i found myself getting extremely emotional as i read through and watched clips of what those brave people had to endure on that terrible day. if you're planning a trip to new york soon, the 9/11 museum is a must.
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