When a friend from college moved out to NYC right after graduation, talks of venturing out to visit the Big Apple began. We decided to celebrate my friend's 23rd birthday in New York, an exciting journey for both of us, since neither of us had been to the city since middle school. We arrived on an extremely wet April morning...and after lunching at the pizzeria Frank Sinatra made famous- Grimaldi's - we took a stroll in the rain along the Brooklyn Heights 
Promenade. Right as we were about to pose in front of the Brooklyn Bridge, the wind caught by umbrella and turned it inside out. My friend happened to snap a picture of me at that exact moment, which ended up being pretty hilarious.
Luckily the rest of the trip was gloriously warm and sunny, very un-New York Like for early April. While our friend worked, we indulged in touristy sites. We skipped the Empire State Building and went for our own concotion of a tour a la "Sex and the City." Visiting Magnolia Bakery in Greenwich Village, Serendipity, the Guggenheim Museum, the Chrysler Building, Bryant Park, and of course the stoop where Carrie lived in "Sex and the City." We went out to eat at some great spots, Corner Bistro (known for peppery Bloody Mary's and amazing burgers), Kemia - a funky Moroccan restaurant/bar with a sultry red decor, Serafina, authentic Italian in the the theater district, 'A' - inventive Caribbean fare on the Upper West Side, and of course Nathan's gourmet hot dogs. We ended the trip with a sunny walk across the Brooklyn Bridge, and dressing up for dinner, drinks, and a Broadway show "Putnam County Spelling Bee." If you haven't been t
o New York, I highly recommend it, and advise you to explore beyond the advertised attractions, you never know what you will find!
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