I wrote a few weeks back about how we didn’t yet have our anniversary plans in place this year, and I wasn’t sure what we were going to do. Shortly after that, the ultimate bleisure opportunity popped up, and we jumped on it – we’re going to New York City! I can’t say NYC was on our shortlist, but we’re going to make the most of it! We haven’t been together in the city since we volunteered there in 2012, so it’s definitely a much different vibe.
Now both Tyler and I will be working for part of the time we’re in the city, so it’s not exactly a full-on getaway. That being said, we’ll still have plenty of time to hang out and explore in the evenings, as well as on the days we added on to the trip. Plus, it makes for really cost effective travel, considering my flight and most of the days we’re in the hotel are covered by my company.
Here’s what we have planned so far:
- Flights. We’re flying in over the weekend to get settled in before work, and then we’ve extended our stay two days. I would have loved to get a little more time in the city before we needed to leave, but this is what made the most sense for the price!
- Hotel. We’ll be staying at the Henn na Hotel New York, which is right in the middle of Times Square. I have generally stayed elsewhere in the city when I’ve gone in the past, so this will give us a chance to be right in the middle of the hustle and bustle.
- Broadway. Of course, since we’re right there, we also needed to snag some Broadway tickets! We’ll be seeing Hadestown during an afternoon showing, which came highly recommended by two different friends, so I’m very excited to check this one out.
- Restaurants. I got some really great recommendations from a colleague, but so far, we’ve just got one restaurant reservation for Casa Mono. Other restaurants we’re looking at closely, but haven’t reserved yet, are Monkey Bar and Principe.
I’ve also been trying to sell Tyler on a visit to the Seaglass Carousel, so we’ll see if I can make that one work while we’re there…
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