Our Weekend Wanderings

After a day of walking and sightseeing and trying to figure out a way to leave Central Park, the first thing you want to do on a Sunday morning is.... BREAKFAST! Yeah so if you find yourself randomly in New York without any idea of what you're doing or where you plan to go, you might find yourself scrolling through Yelp! That does nothing. There's like 23 restaurants on every street, half of which are closed on Sunday mornings, including coffee shops. I'm serious... out of 5 coffee shops I walked by, one was open. Why does New York not like Sunday mornings?!? Regardless, our group decided to walk until we found a place that was open and had some non-overpriced bacon to offer and WE FOUND IT!!!  Times Square Diner & Grill is the place to go if you're looking for a non-fancy, fresh, pretty cheap but seriously awesome breakfast!! Their portions were huge, which is perfect after a night on the town, and the staff was super friendly. They're also open 24hrs ...

Let me start with saying "woah". Before going to New York we've been pretty new to the travel game. We typically drive everywhere, even if it's to Colorado... And this was our second flight. Awesome! From the biggest cities we've been to previously being Denver, Atlanta, Nashville, and the cities in our home state of Florida, New York City made everything else feel so incredibly small. It's hard to grasp that you're in a place that's larger than life. Words of advice:  Go to the Empire State Building. There might be lines, it might be expensive (we paid $32 for the 86th floor observatory deck) but you must go. And go late at night. The building is open until 2am so after about 10pm the crowds die down a bunch and you can walk around the deck (that circles the building) and you'll see the city lights go on forever in every which way. It really leaves you speechless being the highest thing in the sky. It's oddly quiet too, except fo...