Proposed Itinery

Me and my boyfriend are coming to New York on 23rd February for 5 nights. I have been trying to put together a flexible itinery for when we get there and would be grateful of any advice.

Arrive Sat 23rd Feb 2.30pm Newark airport, get a taxi across to our hotel (The Westin) check in and probably head out in to Times Square to get some food and take in the sights. Early night as probably suffering from jet lag.

Sunday - take the grey line sightseeing hop on hop off bus tour (down town route)to try to get our bearings. Explore Greenwich village, china town, soho and little italy, grab some lunch and head to Ground zero. If there is still time get the subway to brooklyn and walk back over the bridge to take in the views. Go to Empire state building in the evening - can we book tickets for this when we get to NYC or is it best to it before we go?

Monday - Go up TOTR first thing then ice skating at the Rockerfellar centre, do the up town tour on the grey line tour bus, visiting central park and museum of natural history. Book a broadway show to go and see that evening.

Tuesday - spend the morning shopping before going on the SATC tour at 3pm.

Wednesday - Get the boat over to Liberty Island to see the statue of liberty and also go over to Ellis island. Leave the rest of the day to do anything we have missed as up early Thursday to catch flight.

I want to keep it flexible with not knowing how long everything is going to take. But saw the need to plan a little bit as otherwise wouldn%26#39;t know where to start when we get there. As I%26#39;m not too sure where everything is in relation to one another wanted to check the %26#39;do-ability%26#39; of my plan!

A few more questions:

when would it be best to fit in visiting grand central station on the route?

where would you recommend for breakfast, somewhere close to the Westin that does the great classic of waffles with candian bacon and maple syprup?

Thanks in advance!

Proposed Itinery

Grand Central fits in the area you%26#39;re exploring on the Monday. Alternatively, when you%26#39;re done with the Brooklyn Bridge, hop on the subway at City Hall and then get off at Grand Central and walk back to the hotel from there.

The Westin isn%26#39;t too far from the Hotel Edison, which has a cafe serving great American breakfasts (228 W. 47th).

Make sure you pre-book your Monument Pass if you want to actually go inside the S of L or get there about an hour before the first ferry. Otherwise, there isn%26#39;t much to see or do on Liberty Island.

Proposed Itinery

can I just say regards jet lack and suffering thereof. You don%26#39;t really get that much jet lag flying westwards for just 6 or 7 hours. I find that going to sleep early on the first night is a mistake for me. Cos I end up waking up at stupid o%26#39;clock. IE about 4 in the morning!

Anwyay, just thought I%26#39;d mention. Not that I suggest partying till dawn, but I now try and stay awake till a normal time, rather than give in to temptation and have an early night!

I would also buy your Empire State building tickets before you go, it will eliminate one lineup when you get there. Just make sure you purchase them from the ESB%26#39;s own site so you get an actual ticket, not a voucher from a third party which will not eliminate the lineup. You can also purchase an audio guide which we found really interesting. That also can be purchased in advanced.

www.esbnyc.com/index2.cfm鈥?/a>

Regarding your classic breakfast, what exactly do you mean when you mention Canadian bacon? From what I understand, what is called Canadian bacon in the US is called back bacon in the UK. Here is a description and picture of what we in the US call Canadian bacon:

nueskes.com/products/bacon/Canadian_Bacon.cfm

Most of the bacon you get here with breakfast is what (I believe) is called streaky bacon in the UK. Here is a description and picture of that:

nueskes.com/products/bacon/Bacon_Sampler.cfm

Am I even remotely correct in this matter? I just wanted to make sure you knew what to expect if you order waffles and bacon during your visit. Also, I%26#39;ve learned that bacon is cooked to a greater degree of doneness here in the US as opposed to the UK, so if you don%26#39;t want you bacon crispy, be sure to tell them so when you place your order. Hope this helps rather than confuses...

The canadian bacon looks more like what we would call gammon. So i%26#39;d probably go for the streaky bacon. I just remember having it for my breakfast every day last time i went to New York and it was so good!

I%26#39;m feeling like I need more than 4 days to fit everything in that i want to do!

Wow, I didn%26#39;t know I was going to learn this much about cured pork products today! What you call gammon is actually closer to what we consider ham here in the US! So get ready for that streaky bacon, since that%26#39;s about all you be able to order for breakfast in most places on this side of the pond. Unless you want breakfast sausage: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakfast_sausage

Okay, I%26#39;m going to work now...

Hi,

We are planning to go to NYC at the end of May and were wondering how your itinery went in Feb...did you find that you managed to stick to it.

How did the Sunday plan go, seems like you were going to go to lots of the places we plan to go to. We go for four nights.

Any hints and tips would be gratefully received re: SATC tour, Empire State, breakfast, the hop on %26amp; off tours, Grenwich village, little italy.

Hope you had a really great time.

Thanks

Anna

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