Greetings from the Big Apple! We landed at around 8:15 this morning after the red eye out last night. It was absolutely pouring rain. Luckily, by the time we left Pier 94, the rain had stopped and the rest of the day has been very nice. Not sunny, but that's ok, because the temperature is good and it's not too hot.
For lunch, we went to Roxy's Deli near Time's Square. Holy moly. At first, I thought I was reading things wrong, because I wanted to order a club sandwhich and it was over $20! I ended up with a $14 pastrami sandwhich. Beware of eating near the touristy places. It will cost you an arm and a leg. Usually when I came out to NY to hang out with Margie, we'd just go to whatever was near her apartment in the East Village. Both of us are pretty cheap, so we never paid too much for a meal, except for special forays into Nobu or Peter Lugar's.
After lunch, I really thought I'd walk around the city, but I couldn't do it. I was so tired. I didn't sleep much on the plane, so I was hurtin and decided to try and nap instead. Afterwards, I met up with Weyland who also happens to be in NYC for work. We both wanted to try the Burger Bar in Le Meridien. I think we both expected some sort of fancy schmancy over priced burger place, but it was some random small hole-in-the-wall hidden in the hotel by a big curtain with only a neon burger to indicate that it was there. You can either have a hamburger or a cheeseburger and you order like you do when you order Philly cheesesteaks at Pat's or Geno's. When you get up to the cashier, you have to know what you want, tell them how you want it cooked, and what you want on it. It wasn't too expensive, either. Only about $6-7, but the place is small, so you'll have to scramble for a seat.
On a random side note, the Philadelphia Philly's were staying at Le Meridien. We saw all of their luggage and quite possibly a couple of the guys in the lobby where we sat to finish our drinks since we felt guilty taking up space in the restaurant.
Anyway, time to research more food places in NYC. More to come later.
For lunch, we went to Roxy's Deli near Time's Square. Holy moly. At first, I thought I was reading things wrong, because I wanted to order a club sandwhich and it was over $20! I ended up with a $14 pastrami sandwhich. Beware of eating near the touristy places. It will cost you an arm and a leg. Usually when I came out to NY to hang out with Margie, we'd just go to whatever was near her apartment in the East Village. Both of us are pretty cheap, so we never paid too much for a meal, except for special forays into Nobu or Peter Lugar's.
After lunch, I really thought I'd walk around the city, but I couldn't do it. I was so tired. I didn't sleep much on the plane, so I was hurtin and decided to try and nap instead. Afterwards, I met up with Weyland who also happens to be in NYC for work. We both wanted to try the Burger Bar in Le Meridien. I think we both expected some sort of fancy schmancy over priced burger place, but it was some random small hole-in-the-wall hidden in the hotel by a big curtain with only a neon burger to indicate that it was there. You can either have a hamburger or a cheeseburger and you order like you do when you order Philly cheesesteaks at Pat's or Geno's. When you get up to the cashier, you have to know what you want, tell them how you want it cooked, and what you want on it. It wasn't too expensive, either. Only about $6-7, but the place is small, so you'll have to scramble for a seat.
On a random side note, the Philadelphia Philly's were staying at Le Meridien. We saw all of their luggage and quite possibly a couple of the guys in the lobby where we sat to finish our drinks since we felt guilty taking up space in the restaurant.
Anyway, time to research more food places in NYC. More to come later.
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