Sorry to my followers for my delay in updating my blog...having way too much fun and a few late nights. Lets see if I can bring you up to speed.
Day two and I decided to follow Kitty's philosophy and start from the furtherest point out and work my way in. Just as a side, Kitty is a friend of friends, they know each other from Seido Karate. She is a Chinese American, and has also lived in Japan. I met her originally when she came to Sydney a number of years ago, and more recently when she stayed with Fi and Phil in Melb.
Anyway, I decided to make my way to Woodbury Common...I think Sasha called it DFO on steroids or maybe I am using a variation on her "Sephora is Mecca on drugs". Anyway, I caught the subway all myself from Queens (where Kitty lives, approx 40 - 1 hour from Manhattan) to the bus station, missed the bus by 10 min so had to wait another hour for the next bus. The bus trip out to W/Common then took another hour so didn't get there til noon. Drive there was amazing, trees and shrubs all brown and lacking leaves from winter (very different to lush Melbourne), past distinct yellow school buses, Wal-Mart, 'lumber yards'etc'.
W/Common is on a block of land as big as Chadstone (so very big), and all the shops are single story and separate for each store. There is Fendi, Calvin Klein, Hugo Boss, Nike, Esprit, Gap, sunglasses shops, homewares, luggage shops, children's ware.....just crazy. I was pretty restrained, bought a cabin sized suitcase on wheels (will be handy for short trips away eg New Orleans), sunglasses, t-shirts and walking shoes. Spent about 5 hours there and was then over it. Weather was lovely and sunny but very cool when I left at 5pm.
Bus back to city (peak hour) took a 1.5 hours, but great views again of US life, especially past the Indians base ball ground and terrain that reminded me of Twin Peaks (anyone remember'"wrapped in plastic"??) After we got back into Manhatten, then had to take the subway back to Queens. All in all, I was out and about for 11 hours - totally exhausted but very proud of myself that I did it all by myself.
Day two and I decided to follow Kitty's philosophy and start from the furtherest point out and work my way in. Just as a side, Kitty is a friend of friends, they know each other from Seido Karate. She is a Chinese American, and has also lived in Japan. I met her originally when she came to Sydney a number of years ago, and more recently when she stayed with Fi and Phil in Melb.
Anyway, I decided to make my way to Woodbury Common...I think Sasha called it DFO on steroids or maybe I am using a variation on her "Sephora is Mecca on drugs". Anyway, I caught the subway all myself from Queens (where Kitty lives, approx 40 - 1 hour from Manhattan) to the bus station, missed the bus by 10 min so had to wait another hour for the next bus. The bus trip out to W/Common then took another hour so didn't get there til noon. Drive there was amazing, trees and shrubs all brown and lacking leaves from winter (very different to lush Melbourne), past distinct yellow school buses, Wal-Mart, 'lumber yards'etc'.
W/Common is on a block of land as big as Chadstone (so very big), and all the shops are single story and separate for each store. There is Fendi, Calvin Klein, Hugo Boss, Nike, Esprit, Gap, sunglasses shops, homewares, luggage shops, children's ware.....just crazy. I was pretty restrained, bought a cabin sized suitcase on wheels (will be handy for short trips away eg New Orleans), sunglasses, t-shirts and walking shoes. Spent about 5 hours there and was then over it. Weather was lovely and sunny but very cool when I left at 5pm.
Bus back to city (peak hour) took a 1.5 hours, but great views again of US life, especially past the Indians base ball ground and terrain that reminded me of Twin Peaks (anyone remember'"wrapped in plastic"??) After we got back into Manhatten, then had to take the subway back to Queens. All in all, I was out and about for 11 hours - totally exhausted but very proud of myself that I did it all by myself.
wow good effort getting there on you're own steam, that's a real feat. glad you got there...it really puts our DFOs to shame doesnt it
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