NYC: That's A Wrap and What I'm Excited To Review Next!

 Today is my last day in New York. I'll miss my family and friends. I'm glad I pretty much got to see everyone during this trip. It was long overdue. I'm be back in Atlanta on Monday afternoon and I can't wait to open up all my packages that are waiting for me! And of course I'm excited to see my hubs and furkids too. 😆 I've got the Ventlight Cargo Crop, Perfectly Oversized Crop Crew in Softstreme, Ebb To Street all waiting for me in Tidewater Teal. Also have a giant box from J.Crew with another matching set in cotton cashmere hoodie and shorts in navy this time. I have a couple of Allbirds XTrino Tees coming up in the gorgeous Ironbark color. Aviator Nation had a Memorial Day sale and I placed a semi big order. I'm really excited about this 6 Stripe Hoodie and 5 Stripe Jacket because it reminds me of Captain Marvel. 😅

Speaking of superheroes, if there are any Daredevil fans out there, Whitestone Lanes was featured in the TV show and my parents live right by it. They somehow made it look way cooler in the show.

One of the things I like to do when I'm back at my parents place is to walk around the neighborhood. I like to see how it's changed since I've been away. A lot of new construction happened in the last 18 months. 

This is my sister accompanying me on one of my walks.

Italian Icee!!

This car is a Ford Model A.

Fraisier

While I love Lady M, (in fact my wedding cakes were from Lady M, we had chocolate and green tea Mille Crepes served to our guests) there's a new bakery shop that just opened called Angelina Paris. I've never been to Paris but I am happy to at least be able to try something from Paris. This shop is located near Bryant Park. 

Tart Mangue Myrtille

Millefeuille, Trocadero, Eclair Chocolat

The bakery does ship, but they only ship their teas and chocolates... I guess better off that way because I'm pretty sure I gained 10 lbs since arriving here! 

Here are some more Chinatown pictures. I went back to see my dentist. I know it's weird to stick with my dentist from New York after I moved away, but hear me out. She's been my dentist since I was 18 years old. She's got all my records, X-rays and my mom loves her and I do too. So I usually come back every 6 months for a cleaning. Well it's been 18 months and I still had a good check up! Brush and floss regularly kids! It'll keep your choppers in shape. 

I love the grittiness of Chinatown. It's such an interesting place and so much of it as changed because of the pandemic. Lots of outdoor covered seatings for restaurants that are literally in the streets. I for one wouldn't feel comfortable sitting that close to cars driving by, but good for them for being creative. Some of those sets up are really cute. I also went to this new park called the Little Island. It's basically a floating park in the middle of the Hudson River. You walk right onto it from Pier 55. Admission is free but you do have to make reservations online and there's 4 guest limit per reservation. 

I personally think it actually looks a lot cooler from a distance. Once you're actually on the floating island it feels like a regular park.

The entrance.

There is an amphitheater on the island but right now there are no shows just yet. It's completely empty and you can sit down if you want to, but there's no shade. When I went it was 90 degrees and it definitely felt HOT! 

I tried to take a panoramic view of the skyline.

My sister and her friend.

We spent about an hour at the Little Island park. There is a decent amount of grass so if you wanted to you could take a blanket with you and have a picnic. There's a couple of food stands to buy beverages and snacks. Afterwards we walked over to Chelsea Market which is only a couple of blocks away and ate lunch. Chelsea Market is an indoor food/shopping center. There's a Lululemon nearby but I did not have enough time to go! Next time!

If you're planning a trip to NYC, I highly recommend visiting Hudson Yards to see the new shops and the Vessel, the Little Island and Chelsea Market, Chinatown and Little Italy, and if you have the time check out the new Harry Potter store in NYC. It just opened on June 3rd, but after seeing how long the wait times were, I decided to wait until my next visit to go there. Apparently the virtual queue starts at 7:30 am. The actual store opens at 9am/10am on Sunday and it takes 3-4 hours before you can actually get in. That's the only thing I really wanted to do on this trip that I didn't get to do! And if you missed my first NYC post, check it out here.

That's it! I'm having a family dinner tonight which will conclude my trip. My next post, I'll be back in Atlanta!