Xmas Eve in New York - BA001 LCY-JFK returning to LHR on 747 in F - Part 3
Day 2 – A lot of shopping and a lot of eating and drinking!
The plan for day 2 was to undertake some serious shopping. This involved trying to find a Target store.
The lovely concierge chap told us the best / nearest one was in Queens. We were to take the subway north, and then get on a line that would head towards JFK.
On arriving at the station, we found not only the Target store but a great little shopping Mall which also had a Bath and Bodyworks shop that my daughter wanted to visit. We did lots of shopping and bought most of our Christmas gifts for family and friends in the mall before moving on to Target where we filled our trolly with sweets, make up, lip balms and generally lots of lovely things we can’t get at home – or not at this price anyhow!
We then realized we’d messed up as we had so much stuff we were not sure how we were going to get back to the hotel!
Determined not to waste money on a cab, we struggled back on the subway with all our goodies so we could dump all our shopping back at the hotel.
It was now lunchtime so we asked the concierge where we could go for a fun bite to eat. He recommended we try Luke’s Lobster. There are a few of these outlets and one was within walking distance of the Hotel on E7 Street. We wandered along and found the delightful and tiny sandwich shop where they sold the most amazing Lobster Rolls.
This gave us some energy to do some more shopping in and around SoHo before going back for a rest at the hotel … by this time, it was nearly six o’clock and yes – Wine Time!
After a lovely couple of glasses of wine, it was time to think about supper, so another chat with our friendly helper at the desk was in order. Having told him we were looking for somewhere cheap and cheerful that the locals enjoy we were sent in the direction of an amazing restaurant in China Town called Wo Hop!
The restaurant was also great fun with the walls covered in signed dollar bills and lots of pictures of various celebrities. It’s one of those places you have to queue for, and share a table if you are a small party. People in the queue were really friendly and chatty and when it was our turn to be seated, we were thrilled to be put on a table with a couple of uniformed firefighters having a break.
We chatted about all sorts and enjoyed a really delicious and great value Chinese meal before walking back to the hotel and taking in the sights and sounds of this vibrant part of the city.
Unfortunately I don't have any pictures from this day!
Day 3 to follow
Last edited by CaroFos; Jul 19, 2015 at 5:52 pm