Today was Katie's birthday, so after I got my hungover-self out of bed and got ready, I picked her up and we headed up the Turnpike to New York. I wasn't feeling well for most of the drive, but once we got close to the city I was feeling remarkably better.
Once we finally found a place to park we noticed a place with bubble tea. It was a challenge to communicate with the Asian woman at the counter, but we ended up getting a fresh mango bubble tea after all.
We hopped on the subway (it sounds graceful, but really it was confusing finding the one we wanted) and headed to midtown.
We went to the NBC store and almost bought a bunch of Heroes or The Office items, but didn't get anything. We went to H&M and each got a new hat, then got a pomegranate smoothie at Jamba Juice.
We sat in Bryant Park for a while, drinking the smoothie and enjoying the perfect weather, wishing we lived in the city. There was a bird enjoying the top of this statue's head also that I thought looked cool.
We continued walking around midtown until it was time to head to the first real birthday destination.
On the way, we stopped at Times Square to blow bubbles..
and do a Hiro "Yattah!" pose. (If you don't watch Heroes, don't try to understand.)
I didn't tell Katie where we were going but it worked out nicely because she suggested we get something to eat as we were headed to this restaurant that I made reservations at.
It's an organic vegan restaurant and she was very happy with the food. I really enjoyed what I got too, especially the mashed potatoes inside half an onion.
We made another stop at Jamba Juice for a strawberry-banana-granola-peanut butter dessert.
The next planned stop was Angels and Kings, Pete Wentz's bar in the Village. It's her 21st birthday, there had to be a bar involved!
It was a nice, small bar. The drinks were a little expensive but definitely tasty. The mixed drinks and shots are named after songs by Fall Out Boy and other artists like: "Nails for Breakfast, Tacks for Snacks" (Panic at the Disco), "Black Mamba" (..the Academy Is), and "XO" (Fall Out Boy).
Katie got a "King of Clubs" first and then we tried the signature drink, named after the bar itself, the "AK-47." It was an awesome drink, I want to make it myself. We also saw a band called Hamilton play acoustic poppy songs that were really good. We watched the next act also, a guy from Buffalo that played solo acoustic things, who was also very good.
We made the long walk to our final stop, the Brooklyn Bridge. We walked halfway across and enjoyed the view for a bit, then headed back to the car.
Katie slept half of the ride home, but she woke up and I gave her the last actual gift I got her.
It was a good and tiring day, time to sleep for a long time.
Today was Katie's birthday, so after I got my hungover-self out of bed and got ready, I picked her up and we headed up the Turnpike to New York. I wasn't feeling well for most of the drive, but once we got close to the city I was feeling remarkably better.
Once we finally found a place to park we noticed a place with bubble tea. It was a challenge to communicate with the Asian woman at the counter, but we ended up getting a fresh mango bubble tea after all.
We hopped on the subway (it sounds graceful, but really it was confusing finding the one we wanted) and headed to midtown.
We went to the NBC store and almost bought a bunch of Heroes or The Office items, but didn't get anything. We went to H&M and each got a new hat, then got a pomegranate smoothie at Jamba Juice.
We sat in Bryant Park for a while, drinking the smoothie and enjoying the perfect weather, wishing we lived in the city. There was a bird enjoying the top of this statue's head also that I thought looked cool.
We continued walking around midtown until it was time to head to the first real birthday destination.
On the way, we stopped at Times Square to blow bubbles..
and do a Hiro "Yattah!" pose. (If you don't watch Heroes, don't try to understand.)
I didn't tell Katie where we were going but it worked out nicely because she suggested we get something to eat as we were headed to this restaurant that I made reservations at.
It's an organic vegan restaurant and she was very happy with the food. I really enjoyed what I got too, especially the mashed potatoes inside half an onion.
We made another stop at Jamba Juice for a strawberry-banana-granola-peanut butter dessert.
The next planned stop was Angels and Kings, Pete Wentz's bar in the Village. It's her 21st birthday, there had to be a bar involved!
It was a nice, small bar. The drinks were a little expensive but definitely tasty. The mixed drinks and shots are named after songs by Fall Out Boy and other artists like: "Nails for Breakfast, Tacks for Snacks" (Panic at the Disco), "Black Mamba" (..the Academy Is), and "XO" (Fall Out Boy).
Katie got a "King of Clubs" first and then we tried the signature drink, named after the bar itself, the "AK-47." It was an awesome drink, I want to make it myself. We also saw a band called Hamilton play acoustic poppy songs that were really good. We watched the next act also, a guy from Buffalo that played solo acoustic things, who was also very good.
We made the long walk to our final stop, the Brooklyn Bridge. We walked halfway across and enjoyed the view for a bit, then headed back to the car.
Katie slept half of the ride home, but she woke up and I gave her the last actual gift I got her.
It was a good and tiring day, time to sleep for a long time.
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