We flew off to NYC this fine morning. Toronto is hot and humid, Manhattan is slightly cooler but with higher humidity. As long as it’s not cold, I’ll be ok, I think I packed enough ;)! Okay, don’t ask!
I’d like to apologize if I’m not commenting on your lovely blogs, I will surely catch up on my return. Please forgive me 🙂
We flew United and had to pay $28 per checked bag! Really? Since when? We don’t pay with Canadian airlines. I’m already rethinking my wardrobe for Europe, although we are flying Air Canada! I’m sure they will catch on by the fall. For Manhattan I brought 6 pairs of shoes, 7 if you count the foldy/rolly ones!
We arrived at the airport with plenty of time, and thank goodness as we were ‘flagged’ by Nexus. We had to go to a special room and drop off our credentials and wait. JT has a common name and we were tagged! Lucky us. 😦 This has happened before and we discovered that there are a lot of criminals who have the same name as JT. Our kind US agent marked our info on their system so we are never tagged again, at least that is what he told us. We’ll see if the let us back in!
Our plane was a small Boeing turbo prop, at gate 91 out of 99; of course it was! I wore appropriate traveling shoes so the walk was a breeze (7 minutes, the sign said!)
The first part of the flight was rough and we were tossed around like a plastic bag in the wind. Then it calmed fortunately. I’m reading 50 Shades of Grey on the iPad, for all the reasons. It’s an easy read; I’m on page 70, when do we get to the good parts? (and by that, the ladies will know what I mean!)
We pay $57 + 17 for tolls for a cab into Manhattan from Newark. Expensive, yes but it gets us to our hotel in about 40 minutes!
Our hotel is the Eventi, a Kimpton. Thank you Karen, Back Road Journal, for mentioning about joining loyalty programs. We were upgraded to a higher floor AND the concierge sent up fruit and bottle if wine for our anniversary!
Free WIFI too! So great. View from our room, if you look far left you’ll see the Empire State Building (not in the photo):
I hope you had a great time, Eva!
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We sure did, thanks John. I do hope you were being equally amused during your short absence!
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Hope you have a wonderful time in NYC!
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Thank you kindly Amber, it was great fun.
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I am so happy that your having a great time on your anniversary trip.
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Thank you Karen, and thanks again for that great tip.
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And yet another thing in common Eva…I’m reading that book this weekend too. 🙂 And oh, I’ve gotten to the good parts. Oh my. Love your shoes! It’s funny, I sent you the pic of mine before I read this post. Have a great time in NYC and enjoy your reading. 😉
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Hi Kristy, I got into the interesting parts in NYC and now I am about 2/3 the way through. I’m going to the gym to read some more. Can hardly wait to see how it ends.
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Nice to know you are getting the royal treatment. How far can you really walk in those shoes????
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Hi Barb, those shoes are my full-day shoes. I can walk all day in them. Very comfy. You should see the new ‘walking’ shoes I bought!
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Happy anniversary! And I love that you brought 7 pairs of shoes…you’re my kind of gal! I don’t think we were charged for baggage when flying overseas, just national flights. A total ripoff for sure. Enjoy your holiday!!!
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Thank you Liz. I did not know about the luggage charges, YAY! Now I can bring all the shoes I will want for our European trip in the fall.
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I hate how airlines are charging for every little thing. Why can’t you just pay one fee that includes EVERYTHING at the time you book. Bring back the good ol’ days. How annoying that you were tagged. My sister has the same name as a criminal and every time she goes in our out of the USA she’s pulled aside and put into a little room. She is so over it! Your hotel room looks lovely and isn’t it fabulous to be given an upgrade! Enjoy NYC. I haven’t been there yet but it’s definitely on my list. xx
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Yes, I do hate that too, Charlie. Looks like it will be a way of life.
Your poor sister, that must be really annoying. I do hope you will get to NYC one of these days, it’s a lot of fun.
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“if you look far left you’ll see the Empire State Building”
Haha, at first I thought that was an instruction. I was peering into the photo thinking “what???”, then I noticed your last comment: “(not in the photo)” – lol 😀
Have a great trip Eva 🙂
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Thanks Charles. I have remedied the photo.
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Fabulous beginning of holidays! It seems you will have traveled a lot this year. I also always bring several pairs of shoes (even for a weekend… at least three!), so I totally understand.
Have a great time shopping (oops, I mean visiting 😉 ). I’m looking forward to read about the rest of your trip.
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Thanks Sissi. The shoes, in my opinion, can make or break an outfit. The wrong shoes can make me feel totally frumpy.
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How gorgeous my friend!!! Have tons of fun 😀
Loving the shoes 🙂
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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Thanks CCU. The shoes were a find two years ago at Century 21.
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Travel can be difficult for shoe queens!
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I hear you, Sharyn, I took 7 pairs but only wore about 3. I’ll have to rethink our next trip.
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