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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-07-06 04:01 PM
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I get to go to New York!! Woo hoo!
Never been and as a gift for our birthdays, my aunt bought my mom, grandma, and me (and her of course) roundtrip tickets to New York. Free hotel stay, too!! I mean she paid for everything!!! :woohoo: I am going in October! I am sooo excited!
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KurtNYC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-07-06 04:04 PM
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1. Great time of year to come
great "walking around" weather. A pre-mature: Welcome Shell Beau!
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-07-06 04:06 PM
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2. I am really excited about it! We are going to some
Broadway play, but I don't remember the name! And Tavern on the Green. Other than that, we will just go with the flow! And thanks!
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trof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-07-06 05:44 PM
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8. Tavern on the Green. I gotta say...
It is SUCH an overpriced tourist trap.
I'm just sayin'.
Have fun, though.
:-)
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-08-06 08:37 AM
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10. I hear ya!! It's not my idea to go, but we'll have fun!
:)
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GalleryGod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-08-06 09:27 AM
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11. TOUR-IST TRAP !!!
They'll see you three coming 5 days out !

Sorry for your pain & suffering (in the wallet!):puke:
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-08-06 09:30 AM
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13. Well, it will still be fun. I didn't get to make the plans, so I have
no control in going. But I am sure I will enjoy it anyway!
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GalleryGod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-08-06 09:31 AM
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14. Wait'll you see the 25% tip !
:evilgrin:
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-08-06 09:33 AM
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16. I am sure I will be appalled!! I would much rather go to some
quaint little Italian restaurant. But when the trip is free, how can I complain? :)
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GalleryGod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-08-06 09:45 AM
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22. That would be Federico's Ristorante at 50th & 8th Avenue
or ANYPLACE on Mulberry Street in (big duh,here!)
LITTLE ITALY !!!

:bounce: :loveya: :bounce:
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-08-06 09:47 AM
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23. I will definitely venture into Little Italy!! Got to!
:bounce:
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Tyrone Slothrop Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-08-06 09:54 AM
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24. I'm not going to steer you away from L'il Italy completely
As it is a fairly quaint interesting little strip of the town, but as far as "tourist traps" go, it's a big one.

About 90% of the restaurants there are...well, they're not nearly as good as most of the ones outside of Little Italy.
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GalleryGod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-08-06 09:30 AM
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12. Take the Greyline Bus Tour for $37.50 per person. The On-Off ticket
Edited on Tue Aug-08-06 09:30 AM by GalleryGod
is good for 24 hours. If you're going to be a tourist...then, please do,
TOUR. Topside on the Double Decker bus can't be beat.
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-08-06 09:32 AM
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15. Awesome! Thanks for the info. Yes, I will probably be the
Edited on Tue Aug-08-06 09:42 AM by Shell Beau
typical tourist. What can I say? I am a small town gal! I have seen big cities and all, and the city I live in now isn't small (not huge either), but I want to see all the things that one must see when they visit New York!!
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LSK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-07-06 04:06 PM
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3. dont forget to eat at Olive Garden!
:hide:
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-07-06 04:07 PM
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4. Of course. New York's finest Italian!
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AirmensMom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-07-06 04:10 PM
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5. Oh, that'll be fun!
:bounce: I hope you're taking your camera! :woohoo:
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-07-06 04:11 PM
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6. You know it!!!
:bounce:
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ThomCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-07-06 04:57 PM
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7. If you are going to have a free afternoon or evening
let us know and some of us might be able to meet you.

If you're busy the whole time that's cool too. Just make sure you have fun. :)
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-08-06 08:37 AM
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9. That would be cool! I'll definitely see what is going on!
:)
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GalleryGod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-08-06 09:39 AM
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18. Contact "billyoc" he lives right on Restaurant Row on West 46th Street
Near one of Nightnurse and I's Favorite Haunts...
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-08-06 09:40 AM
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19. Oooh!! Sounds interesting!
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malta blue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-08-06 09:37 AM
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17. Congrats - how fun!
Enjoy the touristy things, but don't forget to ask DUers for their inside tips...here's mine for some great Italian food.

Rocco's Ristorante
181 Thompson Street

http://www.menupages.com/restaurantdetails.asp?areaid=0&neighborhoodid=0&cuisineid=35&restaurantid=4930

That is down in Greenwich Village between Houston and Bleecker. It is kind of pricy but you gotta check out a place that has been open since 1922. We lived around the corner for most of my childhood and went at least once every 10-12 days or so. My parents used to threaten to marry me off to the owner's son as a joke.

I still go every time I go into Manhattan.
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-08-06 09:41 AM
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20. See, I really want to try a great Italian place! Thanks for the tip!
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malta blue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-08-06 09:44 AM
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21. it's way better than Olive Garden (lol) and
it really has a certain ambiance that is hard to beat.

Enjoy!
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Tyrone Slothrop Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-08-06 09:58 AM
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25. My favorite is Bamonte's
Opened in 1900 and has been featured on The Sopranos a couple of times. The food is amazing, and you'll really feel like you've stepped back in time.

It's in Brooklyn, but not too far in...

http://www.freewilliamsburg.com/restaurants/archives/2005/03/_bamontes_1.html
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malta blue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-08-06 10:06 AM
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26. Thanks for the tip. I will consider it on my next trip
down.
:hi:
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Sequoia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-08-06 10:24 AM
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27. Hooray!
Jon Stewart, David Letterman shows!!!
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