It was a nice Friday afternoon and I just got out of school for my February vacation. I’ve been so tense and stressed with all the exams, papers and rehearsals that it felt so very nice to just get out of the ‘atmosphere’ I call my hometown. We I arrived in Manhattan from Boston, I went to a New York City car hire company to pick up a car that a friend of mine reserved for me, which was great! I slowly made my way through the city, seeing the skyscrapers and honking back at all the taxi drivers, which was fun and helped me release some built up tension from the previous week. I even yelled at a taxi driver who was yelling at me. That was great! I can now see why they like to do it, it really is great fun.
I managed to find my way to the Upper West side, to the Museum of Natural History, which is directly across from the hotel where I have reservations. I let the hotel valet take my car as I checked in for the night. The hotel lobby was stunning, lots of marble, wood and elegant furniture. My room was just okay, I was expecting more after seeing how luxurious the lobby was, but my room paled in comparison. After I unpacked and changed my clothes, I went back out and had valet bring my car hire around. I know New York’s a walking town, but I really enjoy driving in a huge city. I feel like I was born to weave in and out of heavy traffic, honk, yell and bully my way into a lane.
I managed to make my way to a restaurant called ‘Becco‘ to meet my dear friend, the one who reserved the car hire for me. Once again, I took advantage of the restaurants valet service. See, most people won’t hire a car in New York thinking that it’s impossible to find parking. It’s not, most reputable places offer valet parking, even if I’m not going to that particular establishment, I’ll use the valet service anyway; makes it so much easier and if the valet seems to have an issue that I’m not using the establishment, I just give a bigger tip.
The restaurant my friend picked out was Italian and was pretty good. We stuffed ourselves with some of the best pasta dishes in New York. We walked around Times Square and bought tickets for a Broadway show, which was absolutely hilarious. After the show, we walked back to the restaurant and I picked up my car and drove him back to his apartment and me back to my hotel, but naturally, I took the most congested routes.
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