Brooklyn Brigde
TGIF, we started the weekend renting a couple of movies, ”Almost Famous” – awesome feel good movie, and “G-force” because my mum told me one of the guinea pigs looked just like Nintendo, was charming but a kid movie.
Saturday we thought it was time to go to the city, was a couple of weekends since we went there. First we had no ideas where and what to do but we quickly figured out we hadn’t walked to Brooklyn bridge yet.
So we took the subway from Pennstation to the first stop in Brooklyn. It was nice and sunny and just a perfect day to walk the Brooklyn bridge! We saw both the Empire state building and the Statue of liberty while walking and we took a lot of nice pictures. I’m sure this is not the last time I’ll walk the bridge!
The flip side
Brooklyn Brigde
Svenja
Empire on my shoulder
When we got over to the Manhattan side we walked to China town where we found a random small little restaurant where we had some lunch. Half an hour later we walked over to Broadway (I wanted to find ‘Topshop’ and see all their new stuff). On the way we stopped by a guy on the street selling leather bracelets and I just had to buy two! Last time I bought something on the “street” it was a necklace whit charms which I’ve been wearing a lot, and the best thing is no one else has the same one (well not a lot of people at least).
After a quick visit in the Topshop store we walked of from Broadway and took 7th Av to Pennstation. Before we left Broadway I was sure I saw a guy I met at Starbucks in November last year, when Svenjas brother was here on visit. I met him at Starbucks actually, waiting in line for the bathroom. He was in town for the Yankee parade and as spontaneous he was asking for my number as spontaneous I was giving it to him, thinking it wouldn’t hurt hanging out whit some Americans for a chance.
Since November we’ve been texting and talking about getting together and do something but never really make it work out. So this Saturday walking on B-way I passed this guy looking just like him, so I took up my phone and texted him asking if he was on B-way at this very moment, Yes he was… So meanwhile we were trying to get to Pennstation in time for the train, we both were texting and it ended up us taking the subway back from Pennstation downtown to Tribecka. After a couple of calls we found his apartment building, -on 36th floor and I’m telling you the view is always great in Manhattan!
We hung out for while before we went down to a small little restaurant a block or so away. His roommate was also joining us. It was really nice and I hope we’ll hang out whit both of them again soon, kind of perfect they live in the city!
So back home around 11 pm and this night I was sleeping home. Sunday morning I slept till noon and then had Svenja picked me up around 2 pm. Within 1 ½ hour I had had one portion of oatmeal, cereals, tacos, Oreos and two glass of juice… sometimes I wonder why I choice to go to America! –And of course I got tired and went downstairs and watched a movie with Svenja for the next coming 2 hours.
After watching the movie we finally took the decision to go to the gym! We got there around 7.30 pm but after about 30 min (we had the time though to do all the gym stuff, whatever it’s called when you lift weights) they said they were closing… Typical!
So we figure out we were hungry again and went over to Panera but of course they were closed too. Back home at my place we had some egg and tuna sandwiches before Svenja went home again and left me alone in my basement.
Tomorrow is a new week and Maaaaybe, maybe we can try to have a healthy week or two, you see there’s something I forgot to tell you. Friday night we (finally) booked our trip to MEXICO!!! So it’s time to think about who we want to look as on all those white sand beaches pictures ;)
8th of May we’re leaving for a week in paradise! All of the hotel were fully booked but we found a nice one (four stars) who had a room left just for the two of us ;)
So there’s going to be A LOT of people the week we’re going, and it’s just going to be awesome!
Omni hotel in cancun where we're staying, looks kinda sweet right?
Can't wait to lay here all day long!
Now it’s only about 3 weeks until Staffan is coming to visit me too! It’s going to be so much fun! I hope he can bring some Swedish stuff for me like “Makrill”, “Neverstop” and so on. Some stuff you just can’t live without. I’ll see if I can have him to bring some (a lot) of my stuff home as well.
Today I was talking to an American friend asking how much it would cost to drive 1000 miles and he said it would be about $ 120. So a trip to Toronto in Canada (+ a visit to “Niagara falls”, it’s kind of on the boarder between USA and Canada) would be about $30 per person if we’re 4 people. Then we have to put some money on a motel and stuff too but I really don’t mind, I do have the money right now! It would be really awesome. He was in for the idea too so hopefully it’s a road trip we’ll actually do!
We only have to send our passport to our au pair organizations (I think that’s where we need to send them) before we can go outside USA. I just hope its okay we go to both Canada and Mexico without having to send our passports away twice.
Toronto, Canada
Niagara falls
Catch you on the flip side!
