"You're Fired!"

Today we saw uptown New York and Brooklyn from the top deck of the tour bus. It made for quite a wet experience since it pretty much rained the entire day. Still, we enjoyed seeing all of the old, rich buildings and famous shops. We got off the bus at Central Park South and tried to have a coffee at the Plaza Hotel, but it's closed for renovations. Apparently they're making it residences with only a few floors left as hotel rooms, since it's such a desirable location and so many people just live there anyway. So instead we had a Starbuck's at the Trump Towers, drying off and warming up as we took in all of the hideous golden decor. I definitely remember it from my first trip to NY years ago.

After drying off, we headed back out into the rain for a delicious lunch at a traditional New York deli. The afternoon was spent wandering around shops such as FAO Schwartz, Bloomingdale’s, Saks, Tiffany, and Kate Spade. And of course, we didn’t buy anything.

After a wet and soggy day, we grabbed a coffee at the Dunkin’ Doughnuts across the street from our hotel and took it back to our room to relax. Later in the evening, Nigel and I headed out to the Lower East Side for some more shopping. We enjoyed walking around this neighbourhood as it is full of original and quirky shops, lots of pubs and bars, cheap and expensive restaurants & cafes alike, and streets full of people out and about.

On our way back to the hotel, we grabbed some salads from Wholefoods and took them back to the hotel for a late, light meal and relaxing.