01 juin 2009
D10
Argh... wake up at 5am ! Too early for me !! We arrived at
PATH around 6am and waited for our bus.
We leaved at 7 am and 4
hours later we were in Boston. The weather wasn’t better than in
NY but it wasn’t raining so…
We took the Boston subway and searched for the
Hostelling International. The subway is funny, it looks like little trolley.
We
checked in at he HI and started our discover of Boston. There's one thong you have to know about Boston : they are really proud of their city and all the historical past of Boston. In Boston, History is never far !! In their mind, it's just impossible to leave somewhere else. Oh, and they are also proud of their basketball and baseball team : the Celtics and the Red Sox !
We started by commonwealth avenue
and the great green mall. It was beautiful : little houses, trees, flowers.
It
was a such different atmosphere than in NY. It was so calm, so green. We stood
a moment in Boston Common, the great park of Boston. There’s one thing really great in Boston for tourists. In the city, there’s
a line, a red line which cross all the city and make stop when there is
something cultural or historical to see. It’s called the Freedom trail. During
4,8km we saw the Boston’s treasures.
After Boston by foot, we’ve seen Boston from the top of the Prudential tower. The 360° view of Boston is really impressive.
From the
airport to Fenway park, from the islands to Harvard…And at night it’s amazing
!!
We went back to the HI and did a little stop.
We went to our first McDo of the trip and as we can supposed, everything is
bigger than in France.
We also met our roommate in the HI a really
nice girl.
30 mai 2009
D9
On that Sunday, we went back to Harlem in a church to see a gospel mass.
It was absolutely amazing, the faith of all these people, their energy, their voices... Except the French tourists in front of us. It was the
first time I was really ashamed to be French ! They were so impolite…they were
quite dancing while people were praying! It was really inconvenient !
Anyway,
it was a wonderful moment I will never forget.
We met Dine when she ended working at the hard rock café on Time Square before going to the NYPL. Oh damned, this place is so beautiful. I wanna work there !!
And this, is only a stairway, so just imagine the main room !!
We went back to the hotel.
I needed a break so
I decided to have a hot coffee at the nearest starbucks. Within the rain it was
the only thing to do. So, with my umbrella (big up to Mister Gad Elmaleh !).
Damned rain, the first starbucks was full.
I walked until Union Square and entered in the first starbuck I
saw. Just the time to order and I found a empty seat. I spent a nice afternoon : a hot caramel
macchiato, something to read and watching NY streets trough the window.
I finally went back to the hotel because
tomorrow, we wake up early to go to Boston. The bus leave at 7am so … it would better to sleep !!
29 mai 2009
D8
On that Saturday, the programm was that :
shopping, did our bagages and carry them to Dine’s home and have a sushi
diner.
So I went to the 34th St at Macy's and did little purchases as shoes, skirt… Ok, this year I really explosed my shoes dressing because when I came back, I had 5 new pairs !! I am always impressed by the american girls shoes !! It's so hight ! I don't know how they can walk with such shoes !! If you don't believe, watch that : i tried some and honestly...i could never walk more than 1m with it !
Fortunately, i tried other shoes that i really prefer ! Look at the blue one, they're great, isn't it?
I bought the blue !! I'm crazy of this sneakers !!
After a great shopping time, it was time to came back tio the hotel. It's fun to do shopping but how will I put everything i bought in my bag? How can I have so many things to put in?! I prepared my big bag and after
Gaëlle and I went to Dine’s home who accepted to keep it during our
little trip to Boston and DC.
Do the baggage wasn’t easy but carried them til’ Harlem was really much harder ! The heavy
bags had to cross the town.
3 subway later, we arrived in Harlem. Not on good station because I don’t
know why I came down at the wrong station…Anyway, once we were at Dine’s home,
we sat and talked with her nice roommate Paul. It was really cool because he
speaks a quite perfect French !! The evening was nice and the sushi diner was
really cool. I could see Dine’s home and see a little how she lives. And i have to admit that, i was curious...I know Dine and i just wanted to see...Her flat is nice, brilliant, in a nice neighborhood, with her roomate drawings on the walls... Now I know why she's well there !
28 mai 2009
D7
Another museum day : visit of the wonderful
MoMa ! My favourite museum in NYC !!
After seeing real treasures from Warhol,
Brassai, Monet, Picasso, Giacometti, etc. we changed completely of place and
went to F.A.O Schwarz : a big toys store ! It was fun ! I even met Harry Potter
and Dark Vador !!!
We did shopping on broadway til’ late. I know,
I know, I did a lot shopping !
I couldn’t stand to be later in the evening because
Dine and I had decided to go in our bar !! So, it’s exactly what we did. We were drinking and
talking when suddenly I saw somebody I would never imagined to see that day
! Our mate Alain was there ! I met this guy last year at the Whiskey trader.
Honestly it was incredible to see him one year later in the same place !
Anyway, I spent a really great night and came back to the hotel a little
drunk…but just a little !!
27 mai 2009
D6
The next day, Gaëlle and I decided to visit the
Met ! One of the most amazing museum I’ve ever seen. We entered at 10 am and went out at 5 pm ! There’s so many things to see :
Egyptian area, modern art galleries, Italian sculptures, Asiatic treasures… And also the opportunity of doing some jokes...
As you can imagine, after 7 hours in the museum, we were tired…Gaëlle came back to the hotel while I went to Soho to see Dine and do a little shopping.
As shopping fans, we did our pelerinage
to Top Shop !! Oh my god !! Top Shop, Top Shop !!! Unfortunately for us,
we went to the shoes flour. And there, it’s drama ! I’ve seen the wonderful
boots I had already seen on ther website. And there was my size…damned ! I’m weak
and I cannot resist to shoes.
Anyway, Dine did exactly the same ! We went out
to Top Shop with a big bag…and a big smile !! After, we went to Yellow Rat
Bastard and their great clothes and other shops until we stopped to eat at Mirô’s (594 Broadway ; Soho) ! Their sandwichs are
good and cheap ! Just what we were searching.
I spent a really good time with Dine, doing shopping, talking, laughing…Thanks again Dine !!
I walked til' the hotel and just enjoy NYC atmosphere, just...feel the city...