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| A very excited birthday boy! |
The night before his birthday, i told him that he didnt have to go to work in the morning and that i had something planned for him. In the middle of the night i decorated the living room, put the bubbly in the fridge and got prepared for the birthday boy!
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| Lounge all decorated |
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| 2 bottles of bubbly before lunch - oops! |
When he opened his card, he couldnt believe it! We were going to NYC in the morning! We had such a lovely day, we went to The Grove for lunch, which was incredible, we were treated like kings! Well worth a visit for a special occasion, we dined in The Stables restaurant - their website can be found here drank bubbly all day, packed our cases and his family came over in the evening. His sisters made him such a fantastic cake!
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| Jamie's beautiful sisters and the fantastic cake |
We were both so excited when we went to bed that night, i dont think we slept much and when the alarm went off at 4.30am it was time to get ready. We flew with BA from LHR T5, the flight was on time, no issues, and we landed safely at JFK just after 12 noon. Straight in a yellow taxi to the hotel.
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| Us on the flight |
We stayed at The Milford Times Square. A cheap and cheerful, basic, modern hotel in a prime location in the Theatre District. We went straight to the Empire State Building after stopping at a deli for a spot of lunch) The View from the Empire State 86th Observatory Deck was incredible, 360 degree views of Manhattan. By the time we got there, dusk was settling and all the lights looked so beautiful.
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| View from the Empire State Building |
We did so much in such a short space of time, Jamie is a massive Sopranos fan, so we went to Little Italy, did some shopping in Macy's, spent a fortune in Victorias Secret, walked around Central Park, Brooklyn Bridge, NY Public Library, Ground Zero, Tiffanys!!!! We also made our own custom Muppett in FAO Schwarz, so much fun! We met some lovely locals in a bar we popped in to for a well needed rest after walking around Bloomies. The bar is The Bar Room, at 117 East 60th Street between Lexington and Park their website can be found here. Special thanks to Harry for the amazing choclate pudding he gave us as a treat.
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| A few moments from The Bar Room |
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| Flat irons - location of The Bar Room |
We only meant to stop for a one drink, then staggered out 6 hours later and got pretzels and hot dogs!
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| Pretzels! |
Another must visit for food is Carmines Website in Times Square 200 West 44th Street. AMAZING food, the portions are huge - so share! Our main would have easily fed 4 people! It was packed - a good sign!
We also went to the flicks in Times Square, we saw Paranormal Activity - so funny in the cinema, they Americans get so in to the film, so much screaming!!
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| Paranormal Activity in Times Square |
We were incredibly sad to leave, especially only staying for 3 nights, but we will be returning, hopefully this year... Fingers crossed!
Jx
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