A Quick Guide To New York City

Having lived in the big apple for five years and spending four additional years as a regular visitor while attending university in the greater state, I can personally attest to the sheer excitement and splendor that characterize New York City. Of course, my tastes changed over the years that spanned my joyful innocent kindergarten mind to my more self conscious and reckless post-college ego. Despite leaving the city six years ago on a bad note and vowing never to inhabit its over-priced, cock-roach infested apartments again, each time I visit I become more enamored with its charms. I can honestly say desolé to Paris because there is no city that even comes close to it in terms of sites to see, things happening and just the sheer number of possibilities and the openness and friendliness of its residents that make for the best of all worlds. Here is my very brief and general list of New York must-dos (for more specifics you will have to contact me), each one of these could take an entire day – so plan accordingly – or else a New York minute could find you down: 1. Visit the museum. But which one? First, The Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art, then the American Museum of Natural History nearby and finally the MOMA – Museum of Modern Art – if there's time. As a child I used to thrill at getting lost in the seemingly endless arrays of fascinating rooms among its many floors with my mother trying to keep up while describing the Romanesque and Greek paintings, the medieval costumed horses and life-like statues and Egyptian basement temple. Each room of the MET is filled with more allure than any nightclub on its best night and the admission fee also gets you into the amazing cloisters in Fort Tryon Park. 2. Stroll through the park. Of course there is an endless supply of leafy green options for every taste. If you are on a family excursion or want someplace conveniently located to other attractions, check out the famous central park and throw a Frisbee in its Great Lawn or visit its Children's Zoo or shoot down to Bowling Green Park in Manhattan's southern tip for a picnic and a view or a boat trip to the Statue of Liberty or Ellis Island. For couples in search of romance or catching the city at its most photogenic, head to Brooklyn Heights Promenade where all the couples stroll and admire the view. Also, northern Manhattan's Fort Tryon Park is a great place for a quiet walk tucked away in nature and lovely views on the Hudson River. 3. Go to a club or beat it to a live music venue. There are so many it may seem daunting to choose. It really depends and no matter what day of week there is always more than enough going on. It really depends on your personal style. For more glitzy dress-up clubs head to central Manhattan and Chelsea or SoHo. For the more alternative scene of cheap happy hour specials and underground bands head down to the east village and adjacent alphabet city or across the bridge to Brooklyn's Park Slope area or Williamsburg's hipster haven. 4. Shop 'til you Drop. Of course, no city can call itself one without the biggest name and no-names in fashion being offered up in their mouth-watering excess on any given street corner to the helpless passerby. For upper-class ritzy fashion go to the upper East-side of Manhattan, for Laid back and vintage go to Brooklyn or lower Manhattan's Greenwich Village thrift shops. 5. Pay your Respects. No visit to new york city is complete without visiting its greatest legacies. The site of the World Trade Center that features remembrances to so many is a must. Located in the Wall Street district, it is always filled with people in various emotional states and is a legacy of American perseverance and faith. 6. Visit the current largest building. The Empire State Building is still a thrill to take the elevator up its 102 floors to the observatory where you can spend as long as you like at the top of the world. 7. Eat What The Locals Eat. Food, of course, has to be on every travel itinerary or else it's incomplete. If you're a meat-eater you will be pleasantly surprised to find that the city boasts the best barbeques north of Tennessee. Don't let anything stop you from visiting Harlem to it's Clinton (as in Bill) hang-out of Dinosaur Barbeque along with other soul food or the chain Dallas Bar-b-que located through out the city is also a good bet. For vegetarians there are countless chilled out backyard patio restaurant cafes offering up succulent healthy meals in Park Slope, lower Manhattan and through out. Of course, who can resist the temptation to head down to little Italy or ever-growing world-famous china town for the best these two side-by side cultures have to offer. For cheap and fast food, don't miss sampling a Philli Cheese steak and sweet potato fries. 8. Take me out to the ball game. A baseball game, especially if you are from over-seas and unfamiliar with it is one of the greatest American past-times and New York features the talents of two great teams with a healthy rivalry: The Mets and the Yankees. Watch the underdog Mets in their new home field at Citi Field in Queens or head to the Bronx for a Yankees game. Either way, bleacher start at just five bucks for Yankees Stadium and we all know that's the best place to be. A Quick Guide To New York City is a post from: Traveling China from Traveling China http://www.chinaya.org

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