It’s Day 3 of our trip to New York!
If you missed yesterday’s post on Days 1 & 2 (where I was on Today!) click here. And don’t forget, you can see Erika’s post on our Day 3 here.
So, we woke up Wednesday morning and had the whole day in front of us. We decided to watch the news and eat breakfast in our hotel room before heading out right at 9:00. On this day, we were heading south.
Bundled up and leaving Midtown!
We walked from Midtown down to the Flat Iron District. On the way, we passed Macy’s on 34th Street. One of these days, I’m going to need to come at Thanksgiving…
We continued walking down to Chelsea to visit Chelsea Market.
And then we stopped for a delicious lunch (goat cheese and zucchini quiche!) as we were heading to Carrie Bradshaw’s apartment.
As we were approaching the address of the building used for Carrie Bradshaw’s apartment on Sex and the City, these security type people told us the road was closed due to filming of The Blacklist. So, we decided to skirt around them, hit up Magnolia Bakery and then see Carrie’s apartment from the other side…but…
…they were actually filming the scene from The Blacklist right outside of Magnolia Bakery. We asked some other security people if we could go in the bakery and they said yes. So, we went in the bakery, bought goodies and ate them while watching them film right outside the window (we were watching along with the bakery staff…it was so much fun!).
Ha! Here is actor Diego Klattenhoff (he plays Don Ressler) looking at us looking at him :).
He’s trying to work…but it’s hard to concentrate when two girls eating brownies have their faces pressed up to the glass staring at you and taking pictures.
After they shot their scene several times, we decided to run for it during a break and we left the bakery.
And we ran straight to Carrie’s apartment :).
Just two girls hanging out in from of Carrie Bradshaw’s house.
We left Carrie’s and walked down further toward where Bethenny Frankel lives (Erika has pics of that!). We looooove Bethenny Frankel! On the way there, we passed the famous building that is used as the Friends apartment. After we left Bethenny’s, we took an Uber down to One World Trade Center to see where the towers had once stood.
We left One World Trade Center and decided to walk up about 30 blocks to…
…Zarin Fabric. Real Housewives of New York fans, you get this. After we left Zarin, we strolled through China Town, Little Italy, Soho, Noho and then grabbed coffee and walked 40 blocks north back up to our hotel in Midtown.
We arrived back, dressed appropriately this time for dinner (no dresses and cute shoes…we wore layers and booties!) and went to dinner at Carmine’s before our show. #holymanicotti
The meal was outstanding!
And speaking of outstanding…
…we saw Jersey Boys! Wow! This show was so much fun!! We had the BEST time!
After Jersey Boys, we headed back to our hotel and went to sleep. Thursday morning, we woke up and headed back home.
Three days in NYC, over 20 miles walked, three fabulous dinners, two wonderful shows, one amazing experience at Today and the very best girl to do it all with…I felt extremely blessed.
Whew! It was such a fun week…but it’s always so good to be home with my four favorite people. I couldn’t have done any of this without my sweet hubby who took care of every single thing while I was gone (kids, laundry, dishes, carpooling, dinner making, lunch assembling, homework, dance, and everything else) while working from home at the same time. Thank you Andrew!
Now, don’t forget, tomorrow is our first link up for…
Our topic tomorrow is: What three things would you take on a deserted island from your medicine cabinet?
Blog and link up TOMORROW!
Here are all of the dates and topics…
And today on my foodie blog a yummy recipe for spring and summer…
…my Chicken Salad recipe!
Make this for lunch or dinner. Serve it alone or as a sandwich. Either way, your family will LOVE IT!
See the recipe here.
Have a great day friends!
Erika Slaughter says
Wahoo for a fabulous getaway!! I've been going through food withdrawals since we've been home. My body doesn't understand why it can't have dessert after every meal. Hahaha!!
Lauren Donoghue says
You saw my two all time favorite musicals! So jealous! I've seen Jersey Boys four times and Wicked twice. Never in NYC, but when they tour and come to Boston. JB once in Vegas which was amazing!
Scavenger Hunt Blog says
You girls are so fun!!! I love love NYC and the Real Housewives!!! You did great on the Today Show.
Lesley McFarland
http://Www.kltfamily.blogspt.com
Narci says
What a fun trip!! Loved hearing about it!! NYC is such a fun place to visit!!
kimm atwood says
New York City is always so much fun !
Valerie Cox says
Love Jersey Boys and the Balcklist! Too bad you didn't get to be extras! 🙂 So glad you had a fabulous trip!
Sheaffer {Pinterest Told Me To} says
When I saw Jersey Boys, I swear I sang their songs for a week straight afterwards! Super cute pic of y'all in front of Carrie Bradshaw's appointment. Now I'm off to check out that chicken salad. Because YUM~!
"The Mrs." says
That's so fun!!! We love Blacklist. 😉 what a wonderful little getaway!
Love on the Lake says
So fun!! My husband and I got back from an NYC wedding/long weekend last night and had the best time. We had both been before but never together 🙂 #Memories
~LOTL
LOVEONTHELAKEBLOG.blogspot.com
Leigh (Balancing By Faith) says
Sooooo fun…and I LOVE that you had so many visits and celebrity drop bys related to Reality TV people!! Haha, I would do the same!!
Amanda Brezgel says
LOVE The Blacklist and I'm so jealous that you got to see them film!! Love Ressler! That pic is adorable. New York City is on my bucket list.
Aubrey says
Girl, if you guys had seen Spader, my head might have exploded from jealousy! It's my favorite show on TV (tied with Sherlock, of course). Such a fun day!
Brianna Grotz says
I love reading your blog! Looks like you had lots of fun! I was wondering if you could do a post on your Apple Watch?….I'm considering purchasing one but want to know if it's worth it.
Rebecca Jo says
You got in all the sights. I love they have to have Carrie Bradshaw's apartment chained off. Do people live there? I wonder what they do… or if that just gets on their nerves
Jenny says
It looks like you girls had the best time! So jealous! Can't wait to visit NYC one day!
Melanie Smith says
Carrie Bradshaw is an icon!
Brittany F. says
I think NoHo is one of the quaintest little places ever. I could never live in NY, but NoHo, I'm pretty sure I could rock. Thanks for sharing your trip with us!
Kristina @ Ms.Modify says
You both are my type of girls!! Your trip sounds like the perfect one, finding celebrity houses and where they hang out! What a fun girls trip! 🙂
Xo, Kristina
Lindsay at Lindsay'sSweetWorld says
That's it. I'm planning my trip to NYC as we speak! Y'all are making me want to go back!
Sara says
Let me preface this comment by saying you have every right to handle your blog as you like and I recognize that. I also think you and your friend Erika are adorable and take great selfies. However, I noticed from this post (and the Disney cruise ones) that nearly all of your pics highlighting a restaurant, food, special location, etc end up as selfies of yourself with very little of anything else (for example the flat iron building pic). It just seems like an odd choice to me and doesn't really highlight the fun things you were able to enjoy that you can share with your readers. Just my two cents…
Mix and Match Mama says
Haha! Listen, I find it hard taking travel pics if my kids aren't there. When my kids are there, I can prop them in front of say the Eiffel Tower and take a picture…but we feel silly taking individual pics by things and then it doesn't seem right to not be in the picture (because that seems boring to just photograph a building without a human in the picture). I completely agree that my travel picture taking skills are lacking. BIG TIME!
Kristin Stewart says
My mom had a rule when taking pictures, "Always make sure there's a person in them." She still stands by that and I finally agree. Sure, it's great to have a photo of a mountain but the memory is the people you are with on that trip. I love how you photo-document your travel!
Megan says
Yall walked so much!!! It sounded like a fun 3 days!! Glad Erika went with you!
Kristin Stewart says
I can't believe you did all that walking and didn't take the subway at all! Whew. What a fun trip!
Jill Howell says
I would love to know if your honest thoughts on the Millennium Hotel. We're planning a trip in June and I haven't booked a hotel reservation yet. I would greatly appreciate your input.
Sheila Belcher says
So cool that you got to see Agent Ressler!!
Kristen says
You have me craving a trip to NYC right away! Looks like you had a great time!
mel @ the larson lingo says
I am so behind on reading blogs…didn't open my laptop during Spring Break! Looked like a great trip to NYC…I loved Jersey Boys, we saw it here in SF a few years ago!