Serendipity 3

Serendipity 3
225 East 60th St
http://www.serendipity3.com/
We came for the frozen hot chocolate, and some lunch as we were ravenous by the time we arrived, went to enter there was a sign that there weren’t any strollers allowed… The man that worked there suggested leaving the stroller out the front or tipping a fellow across the road to mind it, which we didn’t feel comfortable with… I asked if I could just get one frozen hot chocolate take away and he said they didn’t do take away but would make an exception in this case… So glad he did it was HEAVEN! I honestly though that there was no way it could live it to the hype or expectations, but it blew me away! The only regret is that I didn’t buy some take away sachets for when we got home! I have since checked Amazon and they are very very expensive, even before adding international shipping!

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
www.metmuseum.org
5th Avenue & 82,
New York -
+1 212-879-5500

The wonderful museums of NYC have always been on my to do list, but we have always been so caught up with being out and about they have always fallen by the wayside… On this trip it wasnt just about being out in the street, so we thought Marley might enjoy a rich art experience...

The Roman/Greek exhibit was awe inspiring… The modern section had loads of famous pieces and eventually making our way through the massive mazelike space we found the shark, it was very impressive, if not looking a little bit knackered… Out through the Egyptian space, there is one room which has one wall of windows, a water feature and some great pieces of Egyptian art, the through the other bits, the mummies, hieroglyphs etc, just fantastic!

We probably need another day or two there to get full scope, but we got to see the main points of interest to me and that was the main thing!

Thursday 17 September

Thursday 17 September

A family morning as we walked through central park to the Metropolitan Museum of Art… Thought Marley would enjoy the art and have been stinging to see Damien Hirsts Shark, and Mark as an artist always appreciates some good art! The Met was brilliant, spent hours there, was really really happy that we finally made it…

Walked around and over towards Serendipity 3 for their Frozen Hot Chocolate, finally arrived, starving ready to eat and they don’t allow strollers… We were asked to leave it out the front of the shop or tip some guy across the road to mind it… I was devastated, and explained to the man that I was desperate to try the frozen hot chocolate so could I just grab one take away, he said they didn’t do take away, but he would make an exception because of the circumstances… I am so glad he did, it was AMAZING!!! I drank as we walked back to 5th Ave, in heaven!

5th Ave again, Nike town again, just walking around, stumbled across the sex and the city 2 filming, checked that out a bit… Didn’t see very much though, the girls were in Bergdorf Goodman’s... And we walked and walked till we arrived home by night to pack…

Flight Club Downtown

Flight Club Downtown
www.flightclubny.com
124 Nassau St # 3
New York,
NY 10038-2726,
United States
+1 212-505-2330

Nothing for me at this spot this time, but Mark got some caps… Always nice to look at their items in the glass cabinet… Staff really worked for their sales when the sizes Mark wanted were hard to find, but eventually they were found…

Champs Sports

Champs Sports
Times Square
www.champssports.com
Wandering past we thought we would check for these Blazers Mark wanted… Again no sizes for Mark, but they did have a great selection of Nike shirts… Mark got a few, while I got all jealous that they didn’t have ANY in small or women’s sizes… Fairly unimpressive! Service was extremely lax, but you expect that in Times Square…

Toys r us

Toys r us
http://www.toysrustimessquare.com/
1514 Broadway,
New York -
+1 646-366-8800

We were passing by Toys R Us so in we went… Managed to spend a long time in here and bought more toys and t-shirts for Marley… One very cute SpongeBob cushion left and we missed it, found another one on the ground floor and Mark grabbed it the minute someone else decided they didn’t want it… Awesome!

Wednesday 16 September

Wednesday 16 September

We had done more then expected even with Marley so I was surprised to find a day without anything scheduled… Mark really wanted to go back downtown to look at Flight Club so we walked to Times Square to get the subway, got distracted by Toys R Us and spent hours looking around, bought more toys and t shirts for Marley… Stumbled upon Champs and Mark got some wicked t-shirts, I was so jealous that Nike just don’t do their best shirts in women’s sizes… Grabbed a couple things from GAP and finally got the train…
Flight club was good, unfortunately nothing for me but Mark got 2 caps (he got a LOT of caps on this trip!) and by the time we got back we thought we would just sit in and watch a film…

SoHo Park

SoHo Park
www.sohoparknyc.com
62 Prince St
New York,
NY 10012-3306,
United States
+1 212-219-2129

Awesome space, made up as a park, very cute! Just got drinks here as an opportunity to feed Marley, my shake was good though... The queue was long which put a bit of a downer on it, but overall I would definitely go back there…

Nike NSW

Nike NSW
21 Mercer

Ever get the feeling you are being watched? That’s a definite feeling in this store… Crazy prices… Out the back is the proper women’s section and I made a few purchases here… Staff were really helpful and nice enough, but the vibe isnt so great…

Premium laces

Premium laces
www.premiumlacesny.com
68 Spring Street
New York,
NY 10012,
United States
+1 212-334-4939

Some great stuff on sale, not sure why they are selling Ugg boots though? Staff were friendly, smooth transaction…

Cowgirl

Cowgirl
www.cowgirlnyc.com
519 Hudson St
New York,
NY 10014-2601,
United States
+1 212-633-1133

We LOVED it here on our last trip, and LOVED it again on this trip... Still a cute spot, great staff, great food and super kid friendly, so there were no cons to visiting again... I can see many brunches here in our future, just maybe not for a while!

Goliath

Goliath
www.goliathny.com
175 E 105th St
New York,
NY 10029-4972,
United States
+1 212-360-7683

This is the gem of Harlem… Some great tees, caps and kicks with super friendly staff… Found myself chatting with the staff the whole time Mark shopped, which was really interesting, while the other staff were extremely helpful... If you are in the area check it, if not find it!!!

Bronx zoo

Bronx zoo
http://www.bronxzoo.com/

We got the subway to the zoo, and the stop that you exit has a LOT of very steep stairs… I found this confusing being known as the zoo stop I thought it would have pram and disability options…
The zoo has a normal charge and added options for extra money, we chose the ‘total experience’ for $27 which includes entry plus
Congo Gorilla
Children's
Butterfly Garden
Monorail
Zucker Bug Carousel

Unfortunately these were all stroller free options, and we didn’t bring the baby harness or feel comfortable leaving the stroller randomly so it was a bit of a waste… At the Congo Gorilla entry we decided to tag team entry so we could see them, and that alone was worth the $27, I could have spent aaages there! The rest of the zoo was pretty average, hardly anywhere open to eat lunch, we were ravenous by the time we found somewhere… Marley had a good time and that was the point… She was much more interested in the little animals closer to her, the big animals she didn’t seem to recognise as animals, just looking at everything about the enclosure…

Monday 14 September

Monday 14 September

Walk through times square to get to subway we saw the filming of beautiful life, which was cancelled after being shown twice, oh well… Jumped on the subway to the Bronx Zoo, another Marley morning... Zoo was inconsistent, with some parts truly sucking but others making the whole experience worthwhile!

Jumped off the subway in Harlem and walked through Spanish Harlem on our way to Goliath, well worth the journey… Goliath has some great stuff for sale and the staff were very friendly and helpful… Also stumbled across the Hall of Fame, which has changed completely since our last visit… Back to central park, walking around then grabbed a cab back to our room…

Tiffany & Co

Tiffany & Co
www.tiffany.com
Fifth Ave

I have visited this magnificent 5 level flagship store a few times now, so I wasn't intimidated entering and making my way to exactly what I wanted... The service was surprisingly quick, I pointed out my new earrings and Mark bought them for me... Great, easy, beautiful... Even if you aren't in the mood for jewellery you should definitely still check out this store...

HBO store

HBO store
www.hbo.com
Front 31100 Avenue of the Americas,
New York,
NY 10036-6712,
United States
+1 212-512-7467

We are big fans of a few HBO shows and have spent hundreds of dollars in the HBO store before, but this time it just seemed to be overflowing with True Blood merchandise and only had bits and pieces of their other shows… Resulting in us moving on without purchases…

Ellen’s Stardust Diner

Ellen’s Stardust Diner
www.ellensstardustdiner.com
1650 Broadway,

Corner of 51st Street NY,

NY 10019,

212-956-5151

I had read mixed reviews on this place, but I was looking for something my baby would enjoy and she did enjoy it, which was the main point… The service sucked, the waiter just didn’t seem interested in doing his job… The food was average, but that’s cool because the singers were awesome, Marley loved it, they came over to her and serenaded her and she smiled the whole time we were in there…

Sunday 13 September

Sunday 13 September

It was Marley’s morning and we took her to Ellen’s Stardust Diner, the 50s style diner with singing wait staff… I had heard mixed reviews about it, but I really thought Marley would enjoy it, and I was right, she loved it… The singers came right up to her to sing and she smiled the whole time we were there… The food was average, the service pretty bad, but we weren’t there for the food or service, our needs were definitely met!

On to Central Park for a roll in the grass, walked down to Fifth Ave to look at the shops again, where we stumbled across a taping of Dr Phil, and walked to Herald Square again… We found ourselves going back to places for lack of spending opportunities… We ended up at the HBO store where we can always spend money, but found it overflowing with True Blood merchandise and not much of the shows we enjoy… Passed the Mercedes Fashion Week tent which was flooded with people onto the path way and headed back to our room…