My NYC Trip

Since Boredom striked me, my imagination took me to a whole new level...

I was browsing through vacation spots to go to this coming semestral break with my family. But halfway through, I got bored.

But this boredom eventually turned into something interesting and fun. Because just minutes ago, i've decided to go to New York!!hahahaha!!!

(Now we're talking..LOLS!!)

You know what immediately comes into my mind when i hear "New York"?..FRIENDS!!

As i have always mentioned, FRIENDS is my ultimate favorite TV Show ever!!whoa!!..I still watch its reruns in certain cable channels. And I can watch My FRIENDS DVD over and over again and still laugh at the funny parts. Talk about addiction right?hahaha!!

So going back, New York is the setting of this hit TV show. And it is also where my imaginary trip will be...

First, let me share with you a brief information about this "City that Never Sleeps"

GEOGRAPHY

New York City is located in the Northeastern United States, in southeastern New York State, approximately halfway between Washington, D.C. and Boston .The location at the mouth of the Hudson River, which feeds into a naturally sheltered harbor and then into the Atlantic Ocean, has helped the city grow in significance as a trading city. Much of New York is built on the three islands of Manhattan, Staten Island, and Long Island, making land scarce and encouraging a high population density.

The five boroughs:

The Bronx (Bronx County: Pop. 1,373,659) is New York City's northernmost borough, the site of Yankee Stadium, home of the New York Yankees, and home to the largest cooperatively owned housing complex in the United States, Co-op City. Except for a small piece of Manhattan known as Marble Hill, the Bronx is the only section of the city that is part of the United States mainland. It is home to the Bronx Zoo, the largest metropolitan zoo in the United States, which spans 265 acres (1.07 km²) and is home to over 6,000 animals. The Bronx is the birthplace of rap and hip hop culture.

Manhattan (New York County: Pop. 1,620,867) is the most densely populated borough and home to most of the city'sskyscrapers, as well as Central Park. The borough is the financial center of the city and contains the headquarters of many major corporations, the United Nations, as well as a number of important universities, and many cultural attractions, including numerous museums, the Broadway theatre district, Greenwich Village, and Madison Square Garden. Manhattan is loosely divided into Lower, Midtown, and Uptown regions. Uptown Manhattan is divided by Central Park into the Upper East Side and the Upper West Side, and above the park is Harlem

Brooklyn (Kings County: Pop. 2,528,050) is the city's most populous borough and was an independent city until 1898. Brooklyn is known for its cultural, social and ethnic diversity, an independent art scene, distinct neighborhoods and a unique architectural heritage. It is also the only borough outside of Manhattan with a distinct downtown area. The borough features a long beachfront and Coney Island, established in the 1870s as one of the earliest amusement grounds in the country.

Queens (Queens County: Pop. 2,270,338) is geographically the largest borough and the most ethnically diverse county in the United States, and may overtake Brooklyn as the city's most populous borough due to its growth. Historically a collection of small towns and villages founded by the Dutch, today the borough is largely residential and middle class. It is the only large county in the United States where the median income among African Americans, approximately $52,000 a year, is higher than that of White Americans. Queens is the site of Citi Field, the home of theNew York Mets, and annually hosts the U.S. Open tennis tournament. Additionally, it is home to two of the three major airports serving the New York metropolitan area, LaGuardia Airport and John F. Kennedy International Airport. (The third being Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey.)

Staten Island (Richmond County: Pop. 481,613) is the most suburban in character of the five boroughs. Staten Island is connected to Brooklyn by the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge and to Manhattan via the free Staten Island Ferry. The Staten Island Ferry is one of the most popular tourist attractions in New York City as it provides unsurpassed views of theStatue of Liberty, Ellis Island, and lower Manhattan. Located in central Staten Island, the 25 km² Greenbelt has some 35 miles (56 km) of walking trails and one of the last undisturbed forests in the city. Designated in 1984 to protect the island's natural lands, the Greenbelt comprises seven city parks. The FDR Boardwalk along South Beach is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long, the fourth largest in the world

Okay..So much for the infos...Let me now take you to the good stuffs...

My to-do list in NYC

If you are a movie addict, New York will definitely be your number one place to visit. A lot of movies were filmed it this famous city that one of the reasons why tourists want to go here is to visit these certain places which became landmarks themselves. As for me, these are the things that i want to do

Visit the Empire State Building/ Observatory

Watch Broadway theatre productions

Visit museums such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Read a book while in Central Park..I just feel like it will be relaxing for me..Hahaha!! I would also like to ride a bike around this HUGE park..*wink..There is this scene from the American Adaptation of My Sassy Girl which i cannot forget. It was this scene wherein Elisha Cuthbert asked the guy to stand in the far end of this certain part of the park because she wants to know if she can be heard by the guy(i forgot his name). I also want to stand there with all these trees and stuff..hahaha!!!wala lang..gaya gaya lang...

Visit the Belvedere Castle along Central park Also

Ride a double-decker bus...

Ride their infamous NYC Yellow Taxi Cabs

Eat the infamous NYC pizza and Meatball Sub HEHEHE...

Go to the "TOP OF THE ROCK" Observation deck of the Rockefeller Center...and Take a picture in front of Rockefeller Center (if given a chance to go there in Winter, i would probably want to ice skate there hahaha!!)

Go to Times Square and take a picture in front of that big clock there hahaha!!

Buy the " I HEART NEW YORK T-SHIRT"

Have a luxury shopping trip along Fifth and Madison Avenues...Hahaha!!! I wish...

Go to the Statue of Liberty (Left)

Well, who would not want to see the universal symbol of freedom and democracy..

Have an ice cream at Serendipity. This is the favorite restaurant of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen and i would really like to know why. Although I heard that you need to have a reservation just to get in in this infamous posh restaurant/coffee shop/gift shop. hahaha!!!..well, i already have their number hahaha...

Watch A Yankees Game at the Yankee Stadium..Okay,i am not a huge baseball fan. But i do know how the game works so i guess that makes be qualified to watch the game. And for the record, just as long as you know when to cheer and who to cheer for, then you're good!!!hahahaha!!

Watch the New York Rangers play. The New York Rangers is the city's major Hockey team. I've never watched a live hockey game so i guess this would be a fun experience.

Watch the New York Knicks play..Okay pwede na rin New York Liberty. Now this is what i really wanted to do. I am a HUGE basketball fan and i would really love to experience watching a live NBA game...Courtside..hahaha...and if i am really really lucky, the NY Knicks will play against L.A. Lakers..hahahaha!!!

Have the "Sex in the City" tour..hahaha...i am not really an avid fan but after seeing the movie, i kinda like to see the places where they filmed..hehehe...

Go to Madame Tussauds Wax Museum

Visit the SoHo neighborhood..hehehe...the Art District..

So far...these are the things that i have in mind...These are the things that i am looking forward of doing...hehe...

New York definitely fascinates me..And in reality..this is where i really wanted to go..hahaha...And if my folks would allow me.. I would like to go here on my own...

Well, it's because i want to have the New York experience which i can be proud of..I want to be able to tell my children (in the future) that i was one of those people who experienced New York at its best. And i was able to conquer New York by myself..So it's like embracing a new culture with a newfound independence...arte!!!

Trivia: These are some of the famous movies shot in NYC

1. King Kong (1933) shot at 34th st. and 5th avenue
2. An affair to remember(1957) shot at 34th st. and 5th avenue
3. The Seven-Year Itch(1955) shot at 52nd street and Lexington avenue..This is the movie where Marilyn Monroe did her infamous skirt-blowing stint (Right Below)
4. West-side story (1961) shot at Hell's Kitchen
5. Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) shot at 5th ave. and 56th st....this was one of Audrey Hepburn's famous film
6. The Godfather (1972) shot at Little Italy
7. When Harry met Sally (1989) shot at E. Hosuton and Ludlow st....I've been dying to watch this film of Meg Ryan but i just can't find a copy of the movie..
8. Independence Day (1996) shot at New York Harbor..who can forget those freakin aliens ryt?hahahaha..
9. Spider Man (2002,2004,2007) shot at Midtown & Forest Hills, Queens...i was kinda hoping to see Peter Parker during my stay there in NYC..or perhaps his webs?hahahaha...
10. You've Got Mail (1996) Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan
11. Armageddon (1998)
12. Little Nicky (2000)...Adan Sandler..enough said..hahaha
13. X-Men (2000 and 2006)
14. Kate and Leopold (2001)..Hugh Jackman and Meg Ryan again hehehe..
15. SERENDIPITY!!!!!!! (2001) John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale...My ultimate reason why i wanted to go to NYC...hahahaha!!!Hopeless Romantic eh noh?hahhahaha...
16. Maid in Manhattan (2002)
17. Men in Black I and II (1997 AND 2002)
18. Uptown Girls (2003) Brittany Murphy and Dakota Fanning..
19. The Day after tomorrow..(2004)
20. New York Minute (2004) Ashley and Mary Kate Olsen...
21. The Devil wears Prada (2006)..sigh....
22. Inside Man (2006)
23. Night at the Museum (2006)
24. World Trade Center (2006)
25. Enchanted (2007) Patrick Dempsey..
26. My SASSY GIRL (2008)...the film i mentioned above..hehehe
27. Sex and the City...(2008)..where else right?
28. Bride Wars (2009)
29. Night at the Museum (2006 AND 2009)
30. Watchmen (2009)

(Although...if i may just say so...I'm kinda scared of going to NYC in a way...Well, you know, NYC have been destroyed in a lot of films before..so it's kind of scary hahahaha...and who could forget the WTC incident right?But this will not stop me from visiting my favorite city..)

So there people...Hope you had fun visiting NEW YORK with me!!!!..

Can't wait to "not sleep" in the "city that never sleeps" hahahha!!