{"id":3191,"date":"2013-06-07T07:15:09","date_gmt":"2013-06-07T14:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/?p=3191"},"modified":"2013-06-07T22:51:39","modified_gmt":"2013-06-08T05:51:39","slug":"the-sights-and-sounds-of-new-york-city-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/2013\/06\/07\/the-sights-and-sounds-of-new-york-city-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sights and Sounds of New York City Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This past Monday, I went to New York City for the second time in two weeks. Two weeks ago, I hung around the Bryant Park and Times Square area. This time, I walked from the Westin Grand Central hotel all the way down south of Chinatown.<\/p>\n

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Throughout my journey, I met up with fellow blogger Jason from Food, Wine, and Miles<\/a> at the Ace Hotel for some drinks. Afterwards, I met up with Angelina from Just Another Points Traveler<\/a> who was in town for a movie shoot south of Chinatown.<\/p>\n

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\n<\/a>Westin New York Grand Central Hotel Review<\/a>
\nThe Sights and Sounds of New York City Part 2<\/a>
\nEl Conquistador Resort Hotel Review in Fajardo Puerto Rico<\/a>
\nThe Sights and Sounds of Plaza de Fajardo Puerto Rico<\/a>
\nThe Sights and Sounds of Fajardo Puerto Rico<\/a>
\nThe Sights and Sounds of Laguna Grande in Fajardo Puerto Rico<\/a>
\nThe Various Eats in Fajardo Puerto Rico<\/a><\/p>\n

I started my trek from Grand Central Station where throngs of people were coming out of work during 6pm rush hour. Nearby, I saw a citibike ride sharing station which I have never seen before. Apparently, it\u2019s a brand new bike sharing program that was rolled out this past weekend. I thought it was a cool idea since there are 330 stations scattered all throughout Manhattan with 6,000 bikes to boot.<\/p>\n

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I walked along Fifth Ave and saw street vendors selling fresh fruits and berries.<\/p>\n

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I walked by the New York Public Library where there was a protest going on. I\u2019m not sure what was going on but it seemed orderly.<\/p>\n

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I saw a street vendor selling hot dogs and pretzels for two dollars each. Now that\u2019s a bargain.<\/p>\n

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I walked through the Flatiron District and saw another citibike ride sharing station.<\/p>\n

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I walked through SoHo and the Bowery Districts on my way to Chinatown.<\/p>\n

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The journey took me an hour and 15 minutes, but I had finally reached Chinatown.<\/p>\n

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For dinner, I ate at Happy Garden Palace in Chinatown. I ordered Wonton Soup and a Beef Spare Rib dish. Both were amazingly cheap and good comfort food.<\/p>\n

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The next morning, I walked to the E train station a few blocks north of the Westin Grand Central and passed by an interesting building. I saw a Hofbrau Bierhaus which I thought was cool since I haven\u2019t seen one since I visited Munich last year.<\/p>\n

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For Part 1 of The Sights and Sounds of New York City, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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