NY trip

August 28
紐約之旅1
這次自助旅行計畫了一個多月吧
但因為是第一次這樣玩
所以計畫趕不上變化呢...

8月19 紐約之旅-- 第一天
為了省錢
我們買了轉機機票...早上6:30到了New Jersy的Newark機場
因為小Amy忘了帶passport所以我們拖著三大箱的行理從國內 termial 走到國際 termail...= =|||
問問看她是不是回程時也可以不用護照
我們得到的答案是
18歲以下在美國境內飛行是不需要證件^^
不過...過海關時
小amy可是被檢查的夠仔細的嚕
其實我也不知道我們為啥要走這麼遠-0-反正大家都累到暴
問完之後..我們在想怎樣到旅館
然後又拉著行理跑
一大早要找bus也很難
最後我們只好坐小黃跑到紐約...花了100美金...真的是貴啊
可是那司機人真的蠻好的..^^還發現他也是主內弟兄喔~看到他有本翻到很舊的聖經呢

到了旅館後..因為還太早我們根本就不能check in..只好先到櫃台寄放行理
之後就在旅館外轉了轉...熟悉環境...順便想要弄份地圖
旅館旁有間中國市場+小food court
港式飲茶 一樣$2
branch美金15塊就把大家餵飽了..!!!真是經濟又實惠啊

從旅館拿到地鐵地圖後
我們想說從Queen坐bus到曼哈頓(Manhattan)
上公車因為不夠零錢想說用紙鈔一元來付...可是他不收XD
(美金一元也有硬幣版喔!!!)
好心的公車司機就讓我們四人免費搭乘呢~真是太感激嚕
坐著坐著...竟然發現我們離Manhattan越來越遠
啊~~趕快下車..找地鐵
不過地鐵的入口也太不顯眼了吧誰看的到啊
下了地鐵之後
就開始研究要怎買MetroCard
因為整天都要做地鐵跑來跑去...所以買了unlimited rides--1day fun pass (照片裡面有喔^^)
第一次坐地鐵還蠻興奮的
不過因為紐約的地鐵有點複雜...標示的也不是太清楚
所以...剛開始有點迷路了XD

說說對地鐵站的感覺吧
要進入地鐵站會有一陣熱風...感覺蠻ㄜ的
然後會有鐵味
整個地鐵站都是很舊很舊的
看起來像是有50年以上的歷史...應該有更久..
蠻髒亂的
到處都可以看到graffiti
還有軌道上的垃圾
但是...我只能說它真的很方便嚕!!
比溫哥華的transit方便多嚕

在Ron的帶領下我們成功的到達時代廣場嚕
不知道是不是因為星期日的關係
(還是每天都這樣)
這邊暴多人的
而且時代廣告全都是跑馬燈= =|||
也太閃了吧....眼睛花到不行
隨便晃晃後我們就走路到

紐約市有名的中央公園嚕
公園外面有很多希臘風的雕像@@"
那時下著大雨其實也沒看那些雕像的介紹
公園真的是規劃的蠻好的~
有機會大家可以去看看

之後我們就走到第五大道嚕
這裡可不是像我們這樣平民老百姓逛的起的地方
所以只能window shopping..
大概想的到的名牌那邊都有

雨下個不停...最後大家只好淋濕的回到旅館...



to be continued...

MC Lunatica

September 02 1:05 PM
(http://ronnievan.spaces.live.com/)Alrite second day!!!!!!
Hmm there was nothing really going on in the morning, probably because Jen & Amy jr. slept in until almost noon..^^||||| Anyway, after having a light breakfast/brunch @ the same place yesterday, we again went into the subway system and tried to figure out our way:)
We arrived at Times square again, then went to the M&M store nearby (this episode doesn't exist in my memory but apparently in Angie's^^|||| ) I thought it was okay at first, but we stayed there for toooooooo long, and when we stepped out of the shop, it was already 3pm in the afternoon. Well, I guess we did catch some good stuff, like Angie got a set of poker chips (btw, the main activities @ night before sleep were playing cards and DS^^|||||||||when did I become this childish????) and some shirts. Also, the M&M candy sells for $9 a pound!!!! WOW such RIPOFF!!!!! (as you'll see later, everything is expensive around Manhattan=.=|||||) After shopping, we set out for northern part (official name: Uptown manhattan) and see the famous Columbia University - the only place I felt worth seeing on that day;) (a glimpse of my past: I was thinking about applying there 2 years ago, but somehow I didn't...Columbia is definitely nice, but I like my own better:D) Picture as a proof, the Columbia library - alma mater was a magnificent building. It kind of reminded me of the Zeus' temple in Athens^^ anyway, we went around the campus for a while, the law school and teacher's college and all that, and came out a while after. Unfortunately, we left from a different exit; without Jen's extraordinary sense of direction^^, we would of had a hard tie finding our way back XD
On the way, we visited a big church. I thought it was the famous St. Paul's cathedral, then it turned out to be Cathedral of Saint John the Divine^^||||| But it was no doubt a sight. We didn't go inside however, partly because the main part was under construction. After taking a few pictures, we gain went on our way.
Then I wanted to visit the natural history museum and the Guggenheim museum, the two famous ones in NY. but for some reason (maybe Jen's not paying attention I guess) we went the wrong direction and ended up at a local mcDonalds:D It was lucky for Angie though, as she had some urgent business to deal with(details ignored^^|||||) and we sat down for a cup of ice coffee. By the time we finally made it to the musems, they were already closed(T___T I really didn't want to miss those two u know) and we hastily took some pics and then left.
I don't know if it was coincidence, but we walked past the southwest corner of Central Park once again. (honestly, we didn't get to see a lot of central park either, despite the fact that we pretty much spent two days walking around it...=.=) Then we entered the big shopping center, and Amy jr. was delighted (^^according to my theory, shopping appeared to be the main purpose of her trip) I wasn't quite impressed by the shops themselves, but through the huge glass door at front(see pic) we had a nice view of the park and the statues. At this point, we were all hungry after much usage of feet and legs, so we decided to visit the last stop of the day -- Grand central station, then go home.
On the way there, we saw a Payless shoes store. The stuff inside was quite good, all with reasonable prices:D Jen bought a pair of long boots (trying to be a model huh?) and Amy had a shiny pair of high heels (a future princess in the making?^^|||||) and finally, someone bought a pair of casuals for someone else (hint: as birthday present)
Grand Central was really grand from the exterior looks, and the interior is extravagantly decorated as well. Amy and Jen put up a show here (two sisters catching a train?) then we went underground to the subway again. We went through a door, and inside and outside was just different like heaven and earth.It felt like all the shining lights and dazzling, we were brought down to reality once more^^||||
By the time we got back to Queens, it was as late as 9pm. We wanted to check out the Macy's near the station, but it was closing in 20 minutes, and we had to wait one more day. But we ate a decent meal @ a restaurant just ourside of the hotel, and Angie was happy to have TWO sweets as her dessert (I thought body shape was more important to you Angie...maybe I was wrong?^^|||) After some rounds of cards and Super Marios, August 20th officially closed its curtain.
We didn't do much, but did have a lot of fun. I guess that should be enough for us...or is it?
to be continued (by whom?)