My NYC plans - any thoughts?

Leaving in 4 weeks - i think our plans are pretty much finalised - any suggestions would be welcome - do you all think it sounds ok??

Sunday: Brunch at Penelope%26#39;s (ten - 15 minutes from where we are staying, The Ivy Terrace B%26amp;B).

Have applied for a greeter for this day, but haven%26#39;t heard anything yet. Would like to see some of Central Park, maybe the zoo, and just spend the day walking around aqainting ourselves with the city.

Maybe the ESB and some shopping at Macy%26#39;s - my BF wants to buy a nice suit.

Dinner/drinks and dancing at Swing 46 with friends.

Monday: Upper west side - meeting another friend who is going to take us around this part of town, including the top part of the park and the Dakota building.

Head back down to Frick Museum this afternoon.

Dinner at Spice Market with friend of ours - would like to kick on at a bar around the same area - any suggestions?

Tuesday - we have a private walking tour organised for this day. We will be covering Battery park and the financial district, Greenwich village, Gramercy Park and Union Square. These were area%26#39;s of specific interest to us, which is why we went the private tour option, to get greater insight into the areas.

Dinner at River Cafe, just me and the BF.

Wednesday: Brooklyn - doing a morning walking tour with a company called A Tour Grows in Brooklyn - have heard good things.

Visit to Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory before heading back over the bridge. Explore Little Italy/Chinatown if we have time this afternoon.

No dinner plans, but we want to try and see a show this night - Ave Q or Lion King are preferences.

Thursday: Out on the morning ferry...happy to see the Statue of Liberty from the water. Actually not sure which ferry does this.

Would like to lunch somewhere nice - i was thinking Prune.

Tickets to Conan O%26#39;Brien for 4.00pm.

Top of the Rock when we come out.

Maybe another show tonight, otherwise dinner at La Lanterna.

Friday: Breakfast at Norma%26#39;s

Make our way backwards, seeing NYC public library, 5th Ave (Tiffany%26#39;s!), St Patricks Cathedral. Subway to SoHo if we have time to check it out.

Serendipity for afternoon sundaes!

Dinner at Cafe De Artistes - it looks super pretty, despite not having heard great things about the food. The atmosphere looks so lovely and romantic (which is what i was after). Would like to go to a bar after this, but not sure where.

Yikes, that was long. Any thoughts?

Thanks for your help!

My NYC plans - any thoughts?

If you%26#39;re happy to see the SOL from the water use the Staten Island ferry it%26#39;s free and has great views, and you can have a beer or two onboard! Looks like you%26#39;ve put allot of planning in-guided tour of Union square etc sounds great, these are some of my favourite areas. I also love the River Caf茅, if you don鈥檛 already plan to walk back over the Brooklyn bridge walking towards the Manhattan skyline is fantastic!

My NYC plans - any thoughts?

Your itenary looks good. I just saw Prune on the Travel Channel last night. I had never heard of this restaurant. It looked fantastic!!! :o) A romantic bar we liked when we were there was Flute. It%26#39;s fabulous if you like champagne. We went to the midtown location and loved it. I hope you have a great trip!!! :o)

http://www.flutebar.com/en/

Thanks :) I am really looking forward to being in NYC, it feels like i%26#39;ve spent so much time planning and looking forward to it, and i%26#39;ll bet that our time there will pass in the blink of an eye and all of a sudden it will be over! :) So there%26#39;s sort of a sweetness in the waiting, if that makes sense.

Flute looks like the sort of place i%26#39;d like...definately writing it down to try. We were considering a drink at 21 Club also, but not sure what that%26#39;s like foro just a drink.

Cheers!

Maybe you could think of another place for Cafe des Artistes. I haven%26#39;t come around to go there but someone suggested to me to go there only for drinks and to have dinner elsewhere because the food is supposed to be ordinary for the price.

I went to the bar room of the Modern in the MOMA and had such a great dinner that I recommend it to everyone now! Everything there is perfect..from the food, decor and service. You come out feeling special!

I think you will need a vacation after the vacation you have planned!!

LOL, i know right? It%26#39;s going to be a packed week, but fun i hope - luckily this is the first week in a 5 weeks vacation travelling across the USA, and it%26#39;s definately the busiest one, so hopefully there will be more time to relax in the weeks after NYC! :D

Penelope is further than 10 mins. from Ivy Terrace. Not, imo, worth the trip. Grab a bagel some place. If you go to the park, have lunch/brunch at the Boat House in the park. If you get a greeter, have them suggest a place.

For a suit, instead of Macy%26#39;s, you might check out Sym%26#39;s. There%26#39;s one at 54 st. b/w Park %26amp; Madison. They also do alterations.

Cafe des Artistes will be dissapointing for food and I think is becoming a place for older patrons (sorry if I%26#39;m offending anyone. I don%26#39;t exclude myself from that group these days ;( ) Go for lunch or brunch or a drink if you want to see the place.

If you want to see Lion King, you%26#39;ll have to get tickets in advance. Ave Q is easier on spur of the moment.

Rest looks good!

Serendipity is not what it once was, and having a sundae in the afternoon will likely kill your dinner.

PS, the Frick is CLOSED on Mondays.

http://frickmuseum.org/

Hmmm, I had dinner at Cafe des Artistes for the first time last year, and I remember the food I ate there as being pretty good.

Thanks for all these suggestions - good to know the Frick is closed on Mondays too. Funny you mention the Lion King needs advanced tickets, i just had a look today on the TKTS website to see what was selling last week, and noticed it wasn%26#39;t there. Ave Q was though, so may go with that, and possibly Hairspray or Mamma Mia for a 2nd one if we want to go again. Even The Little Mermaid was on there, which i really want to see.

Might do Cafe Des Artistes for lunch perhaps, or a drink...wanted to have a really nice romantic dinner on our last night in NYC, so might have to look around for something else.

Thanks SO much for all of this help!

scars