We wanted to rest on New Year’s day, but we decided to take on New York City with very little sleep. We headed out of one of the top New York City hotels and it was snowing a little, it was only 32 degrees and the wind wasn’t blowing, so it wasn’t so bad to be out, especially since we layered our clothing. We once again caught the Gray Line bus not far from Ground Zero and really enjoyed the heated tour and this time we learned about Chinatown and all the different tenements on the East side. Next, we got to tour the Waldorf, which was incredible, but we thought our hotel was just as good and not as expensive.
We got off the bus and walked six blocks to Grand Central Station and that’s when we really began to miss the heater bus tour, it was cold! The wind was picking up and it was going right through our layers of clothes. We had lunch at one of the dining areas at Grand Central Station, we went for pizza…again! It was just okay, not like the pizza we had last night. Next, we decided to brave the weather and check out Central Park, as we were walking towards the park, we saw a Gray Line and hopped on board. We totally took advantage of the heat. We hopped off at Central Park and took a nice winter stroll, even though the weather was turning, there were tons of people in the park; especially at the ice-skating rink. There was a stand serving hot apple cider, so we bought the largest cup they had.
It was getting colder by the minute, so we headed back via subway to our side of town – Tribeca and back to our hotel, but we passed a pub on our way that looked quite fun, Reade Pub, so we dropped in and had a really good hamburger and fries. There was a really good musician playing, so we stayed and listened to him play until sometime past midnight! So, much for taking it easy after New Year’s Eve!
We were so glad our hotel was not too far away, because by the time we left the pub, it was 20 below! Burrrrrrr……
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