Manhattan...
We went to New York city plenty of times in these first days. I have chosen those worth sharing.
First official trip to Manhattan
On Tuesday we went to our first “official” trip to Manhattan. We went by bus and then let out on our own. It was a fun day, especially because this was the first time we went to the city with the new people we just met and had to live next to for the next 5 months. I made a video of this first trip.
The Highline
On Wednesday I went back to New York. This time to see the highline. A park built around an old railroad. So you literally walk in between the skyscrapers. It was such a good experience. I went with 2 germans and 1 belgian.
First night out in Manhattan
Our first night out was a very fun night but also a night that showed us to be careful in New York when going out. We were in a super good mood on the train on our way to the city ready to have a great time. We promised each other that we would go to the first bar and order shots to everyone. So we did. We literally walked straight out of Grand Central and to the first bar we saw and ordered four shots.
Then the bartender said 40$. We couldn’t believe it. 10$ for a SHOT. Apparently New York is very expensive if you don’t go to the right places. We learned that the hard way. We quickly searched for cheap bars and had a very good time with beers to 5$ instead of 12. We ended up partying until 4.30. It was a really good night were we got to talk to some fun people from the area and from Australia as well. A real succes.
Kayaking in Brooklyn
One thing I really wanted to try before the weather would prevent it were to kayak in Brooklyn with the view of Manhattan in front. Se we went and it was a real blast. A really great experience being in the water with such a beautiful view. The weather was amazing and the mood great so we had a really good time there.
Will not go more in depth. Just see for yourself by clicking the link in the right to see a video from that day.
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