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Project NYC 2006
I've reached a point in my life where the day-to-day drone of sub-urban
living is taking its toll on my mental health! I need something to look forward to, so after discussing it with the wife on the weekend, we have decided that we will take our first real holiday next year, and instead of the typical suburbanite's annual trip to the mountains we want to go big and visit The Big Apple - New York City!!! Anyway, we're planning this trip for mid-way through next year - sometime between May and August, which I am told is summer-time in NYC. I'm hoping for a 2 week stay, which will give us enough time to shake out the cobwebs and experience something truly mind-blowing. It'll be me, the wife and the two boys (15 & 8) making the journey half-way around the world. So I need information. LOADS of it!! Where to go, what to see, where to stay, what not to miss, what shows to see, where to eat, what to bring... I've never travelled internationally and I have dreamed of visiting NYC ever since I was a little boy. Most people I know who have visited there tell me it is the ultimate excitement destination, with so much to see and do that if you don't find what you're looking for, you're just as likely to be dead! It'll cost me a ****load of money to bring the whole family over, but I look at it as being something that is totally worth saving for. Any input you kind folks are able to provide as we commence the planning would be most appreciated! -- DD (everything is temporary) www.dallasdahms.com |
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"DD (Rox)" wrote in message ... It'll cost me a ****load of money to bring the whole family over, but I look at it as being something that is totally worth saving for. Any input you kind folks are able to provide as we commence the planning would be most appreciated! DD (everything is temporary) www.dallasdahms.com The first thing I would do is send away for a subway map. The second thing is look on Travelocity at the hotel pictures. The hotels start at very expensive and go up to beyond belief. Don't forget that B&H is right in the heart of it. Bob Hickey |
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Dallas,
I get to NYC every 6-8 weeks or so. I am going to start compiling a list of must-see places and events. It will take some time to get it all put together, but when I do I will e-mail it to you. How much of a walk on the wild side do you wish to take in NYC? Michael |
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"Bob Hickey" wrote in message
... The first thing I would do is send away for a subway map. Don't bother -- you can get one he http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/nyct/maps/submap.htm You can also pick one up free of charge at any subway station once you're there. |
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"DD (Rox)" wrote in message ... I've reached a point in my life where the day-to-day drone of sub-urban living is taking its toll on my mental health! I need something to look forward to, so after discussing it with the wife on the weekend, we have decided that we will take our first real holiday next year, and instead of the typical suburbanite's annual trip to the mountains we want to go big and visit The Big Apple - New York City!!! Anyway, we're planning this trip for mid-way through next year - sometime between May and August, which I am told is summer-time in NYC. I'm hoping for a 2 week stay, which will give us enough time to shake out the cobwebs and experience something truly mind-blowing. It'll be me, the wife and the two boys (15 & 8) making the journey half-way around the world. So I need information. LOADS of it!! Where to go, what to see, where to stay, what not to miss, what shows to see, where to eat, what to bring... I've never travelled internationally and I have dreamed of visiting NYC ever since I was a little boy. Most people I know who have visited there tell me it is the ultimate excitement destination, with so much to see and do that if you don't find what you're looking for, you're just as likely to be dead! It'll cost me a ****load of money to bring the whole family over, but I look at it as being something that is totally worth saving for. Any input you kind folks are able to provide as we commence the planning would be most appreciated! The first thing I will advise is to go there in the Fall or Spring, and stay away during the mid Winter, and mid Summer. New York is absolutely miserable hot and humid during July and August, and freezing cold and wet during January and February....... |
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"Bob Hickey" wrote in message ... "DD (Rox)" wrote in message ... It'll cost me a ****load of money to bring the whole family over, but I look at it as being something that is totally worth saving for. Any input you kind folks are able to provide as we commence the planning would be most appreciated! DD (everything is temporary) www.dallasdahms.com The first thing I would do is send away for a subway map. The second thing is look on Travelocity at the hotel pictures. The hotels start at very expensive and go up to beyond belief. Don't forget that B&H is right in the heart of it. Bob Hickey Consider staying at a motel/hotel outside the city, near a train line that will get you into town in a half hour or so. The only way to travel around NY is by train (subway) anyway, so you might as well save money by not staying right in the city. I lived in Lynbrook, Long Island for about 10 years, and My father took the train to work every day. It only took him about 20 minutes, and the train deposited him right into the heart of the subway system....As a matter of fact, he went underground soon after he got on the train in Lynbrook, and never saw the light of day again until he went into his office on the 17th floor of the Standard Oil building in Rockefeller Center. But whatever you do, DON'T rent a car.....That is the worst way to travel around NY....... |
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William Graham wrote: "Bob Hickey" wrote in message ... "DD (Rox)" wrote in message ... It'll cost me a ****load of money to bring the whole family over, but I look at it as being something that is totally worth saving for. Any input you kind folks are able to provide as we commence the planning would be most appreciated! DD (everything is temporary) www.dallasdahms.com The first thing I would do is send away for a subway map. The second thing is look on Travelocity at the hotel pictures. The hotels start at very expensive and go up to beyond belief. Don't forget that B&H is right in the heart of it. Bob Hickey Consider staying at a motel/hotel outside the city, near a train line that will get you into town in a half hour or so. The only way to travel around NY is by train (subway) anyway, so you might as well save money by not I disagree about the train. If you've got the time the buses are a much more interesting ride. So far the police are not inspecting carry-on for bus rides. Get a 7 day MTA unlimited bus+subway pass. ( about $24) A deal. Any subway station has a dispensing machine. Credit cards accepted. Plan to take the Staten Island Ferry at either dawn or dusk on a sunny day. Don't worry about seeing any sights on the S.I. side, there aren't any. I live here. I know. :-) (actually there are, but without a rental car they are impossible to see.) IMO maps.google.com does the best job of showing Manhattan. Zoom in. and print out street maps for the areas around the sites you plan to see. Plan your eating itinerary. Don't bother with the BBQ or tex-mex, IMO. -- a d y k e s @ p a n i x . c o m Don't blame me. I voted for Gore. |
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"Al Dykes" wrote in message ... Plan your eating itinerary. Don't bother with the BBQ or tex-mex, IMO. I have had some decent BBQ but I haven't had any decent tex-mex, southwestern, or Mexican food in Manhattan. I've stayed in Hoboken, NJ amongst other places and Hoboken has turned out to be my favorite so far. Don't know if it's any cheaper but the views of the City are amazing, takes 10 minutes to get into the City, and I don't get as claustrophobic over there (growing up out west I'm more comfortable where I can see more than 40 ft). I've also stayed up near Englewood Cliffs, NJ in a small town with a train stop and it was fun, too, but a longer ride into town. One great day, this was the week of Christmas so it was damned cold but it still was a great day, we took the subway to Brooklyn and walked back to Manhattan using the Brooklyn Bridge. Greg |
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G.T. wrote: "Al Dykes" wrote in message ... Plan your eating itinerary. Don't bother with the BBQ or tex-mex, IMO. I have had some decent BBQ but I haven't had any decent tex-mex, southwestern, or Mexican food in Manhattan. I've stayed in Hoboken, NJ amongst other places and Hoboken has turned out to be my favorite so far. Don't know if it's any cheaper but the views of the City are amazing, takes 10 minutes to get into the City, and I don't get as claustrophobic over there (growing up out west I'm more comfortable where I can see more than 40 ft). I've also stayed up near Englewood Cliffs, NJ in a small town with a train stop and it was fun, too, but a longer ride into town. One great day, this was the week of Christmas so it was damned cold but it still was a great day, we took the subway to Brooklyn and walked back to Manhattan using the Brooklyn Bridge. Greg The Circle Line boat ride around Manhattan can be great on a nice day. Go to a big bookstore and browse the travel section for a site-seeing guide to NYC that fits your interests. The Official NYC governemnt web site is a good place to look; http://nyc.gov/portal/index.jsp?front_door=true (click on the Visitor tab) For obvious reasons the NYC web site has to promote all 5 boroughs equally. Focus on Manhattan for your first trip. -- a d y k e s @ p a n i x . c o m Don't blame me. I voted for Gore. |
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"G.T." wrote in message ... "Al Dykes" wrote in message ... Plan your eating itinerary. Don't bother with the BBQ or tex-mex, IMO. Definitely go to a Jewish deli (ask around to find a good one) and order a hot pastrami on rye..... |
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