{"id":4728,"date":"2012-06-29T14:07:51","date_gmt":"2012-06-29T06:07:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.seriouslysarah.com\/blog\/?p=4728"},"modified":"2012-06-29T14:10:32","modified_gmt":"2012-06-29T06:10:32","slug":"n-e-mation-escape-to-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seriouslysarah.com\/blog\/2012\/06\/29\/n-e-mation-escape-to-new-york\/","title":{"rendered":"N.E.Mation: Escape to New York!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This is the ultimate New York post.<\/p>\n

It’s going to be the longest ever cause we packed all these activities in three days before we left the USA.<\/p>\n

As usual, to enlarge the photos, click on them.<\/strong><\/p>\n

First, we got ourselves a Metro card which is what they use there for the trains.<\/p>\n

A note, some of the machines only take credit cards and it’s pretty annoying that you can only buy the cards or top them up one by one. There’s no multiple purchases like our own machines! Oh well.<\/p>\n

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Also, while we didn’t exactly get lost, we had to double back and ask for directions for some routes were under construction so you had to switch trains! Listen for the announcements to know which. Heh.<\/p>\n

So what did we do in New York?<\/p>\n

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We took a cruise around the river! Past Brooklyn Bridge and other places like…<\/p>\n

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Liberty island! AMERICAAAAAAAAAA. They played AMERICA’s national anthem on the boat as we passed by and took pictures of Lady Liberty.<\/p>\n

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Got to the top of the Empire State Building! There’s a 90s video 4d experience thing in there before you get to the entrance of the top.<\/p>\n

It’s really cheesy and soooooooo 90s, heh. It goes like “Hi, I’m Kevin Bacon and…” etc etc.<\/p>\n

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To the 911 memorial museum… That was really sad. You can buy souvenirs there and it’ll go to the 911 charity fund too.<\/p>\n

Get the pass in front of the museum, it’s free but you can donate to it when you get the pass too. Without the pass, you’ll wait longer in the “pass-less” queue at the memorial itself. Just grab a pass and wait for the time you’re supposed to go in.<\/p>\n

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Where the two towers stood are now fountains with names engraved on the edges of it.<\/p>\n

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The Museum of Modern Art aka MOMA. Didn’t take much pictures here since not all exhibits can be photographed.<\/p>\n

In any case, lots of contemporary art here and the shop is super cool cause it has all those designer house hold stuff and toys.<\/p>\n

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This is the New York library. Like, WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAT? You could probably do Harry Potter photoshoots in there if it were allowed.<\/p>\n

But whaaaaaaaaaat?<\/p>\n

They had tours in there too. We just went in there for a bit for a loo break. Hah.<\/p>\n

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The Met Museum! IT IS SO GRAND AND COOL. AND FUN. If you’ve a student pass, the entry for the museum is a donation of how much you want to\/can afford.<\/p>\n

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The helm in the first picture, on the right is said to be Joan of Arc’s. LE GASSSSSSSSSP.<\/p>\n

While the students went to the contemporary art side of the museum, I went to the medieval section. It is a huge section!<\/p>\n

Also, the “ticket” to the Met museum isn’t the usual paper ticket, it’s actually a mini button pin that you put on your collar or somewhere on your shirt. So convenient for both the staff and us!<\/p>\n

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Oh, on the trip towards MOMA and from the Met Museum, we were caught up in Puerto Rico Day!<\/p>\n