I've traveled a lot to other parts of the world but this was my first time on the east coast of America. I guess my thinking was that if I were to spend that much money to get there, I would rather pay just a little bit more and go to a foreign country. That was a hasty and an un-thought-out decision I think because New York turned out to be one of the best places I could have visited.
I went with my roommate John to hang out with his girlfriend Mary-Renee and her sister Carol. We all stayed in Carol's tiny but very design-conscious and hip apartment in East Village. East Village I suppose is where all the students and young people live and it definitely sounded like it at three in the morning when I was woken up by loudness of drunk kids.
We didn't have a must-see list of monuments so we just walked around and did whatever we felt like. That turned out to be a great idea at the end because none of us stressed out about missing important sites. Perhaps I can say it was one of the least stressful trips I have taken. We even forgot about the Statue of Liberty but none of us cared. But beyond the things we saw, the best part of the trip was the food. Carol took us to Grimaldi's Pizzeria which was the best Pizza I have ever had and according to many New Yorkers and Zagat, the best pizza place in New York. If I had the money, I'd go take another trip just for the pizza. We also went to DuMont which had excellent Macaroni and Cheese and Hamburgers. I definitely will be going back.
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