The third day , we decided to visit the Upper West Side and another part of Central Park and we ended at Midtown Manhattan.
We had our breakfast at the Carnegie Deli , whose motto is :
" If you can finish your meal , we 've done something wrong "
In our case we couldn't finish our breakfast although we wanted so!!!We ordered The Woody Allen (Lotsa Corned Beef plus lotsa Pastrami), Long John Sandwich (Liverwurst ,sliced egg , onion and tomato) a fresh orange juice and a New York style egg cream!
The Carnegie Deli is located in midtown Manhattan on 7th Ave. between 54th and 55th Streets and was opened in 1937 adjacent to Carnegie Hall.The Carnegie Deli was the favorite hangout of comedian Henry Youngman, and Adam Sandler included a reference to the deli in "The Chanukah Song" in 1996. The walls of the deli are nearly completely covered with autographed pictures of celebrities who have eaten there. Menu items have been named after famous patrons, including a corned beef and pastrami sandwich named after Woody Allen after the deli served as a filming location for Broadway Danny Rose. A number of items on the menu feature Broadway themes and Yiddish vocabulary, including dishes like "nosh, nosh, Nanette" (after the musical, "No ,No Nanette") and "the egg and oy" ("The Egg and I"). There are also some humorous items in the menu, like the famous liver sandwich named "50 Ways to Love Your Liver" after the Paul Simon song "50 Ways To Leave Your Lover." It is a place many reporters in the city frequent, including staffers from Black Rock (aka the CBS Building) like Bob Simon.
In their site www.carnegiedeli.com you can find their famous cheesecake recipe!!!
After this delicious breakfast we went to the Columbus Circle , named from Christoffer Columbus and it appears in a number of films including It could happen to you , The Devil wears Prada , Home Alone 2 , Taxi Driver , Enchanted , I am a Legend and in the movie Ghostbusters..In the middle of Columbus Circle there is the statue of Columbus and in the background there is the Time Warner Center.
We continued our walk at the Upper West Side with a heavy rain.... We passed by the Lincoln Center and we stopped to the Levain Bakery to buy : "possibly the largest most divine chocolate chip cookies in Manhattan " by New York Times.I bought the chocolate Chip Walnut Cookie , it was delicious!!!
Our next stop was Zabar's where we bought a nice cup of coffee and we bought a mug which was a dollar.Great deal right?
That was the day that we visited for first time a New York's Museum.As you can easily understand from the picture above , we were ready for a long hour visit to American Museum of Natural History (AMNH). There were so many exhibition halls to see , that we couldn't decide with which to begin.We started with Rose Center and Planetarium.We watched the show "Journey to The Stars" which was quite interesting.The ticket was an extra but it was totally worthy.There were lines to watch the show , so be sure to manage to be the first to get inside so you can choose nice seat!We also visited Akeley Hall of African Mammals , Arthur Ross Hall of Meteorites , Bernard and Anne Spitzer Hall of Human Origins , Harry Frank Guggenheim Hall of Gems and Minerals , Minstein Hall of Ocean Life where we astonished by the 94-foot (29 meters) long blue whale model , which is suspended from the ceiling behind its dorsal fin , Fossil Hall and the Art of the Diorama.
IMPORTANT NOTICES :
To organize your visiting time , go to the site ( www.amnh.org ) to download the museum's map and the floor plan.There are so many exhibitions and don't forget to find out some special ones!The major problem is that museums have always queue waiting for tickets , so a nice way to overcome this difficulty is by purchasing them online.We have bought the New York City Pass ( www.citypass.com) which helped us to save money , time and to visit 6 must see New York attractions!!!Its cost was 79$ per person.
After visiting AMNH we went to eat at Gray's Papaya a delicious hotdog and a mouthwatering milkshake.As you can obviously find out , Gray's Papaya also features in the 1998 romantic comedy film You 've Got Mail and appeared in Sex And The City , in the 2002 episode :Plus One Is The Loneliest Number...
We visited Dakota Building which was the home of former Beatle John Lennon from 1973 on, and was the location of Lennon's murder by Mark David Chapman on December 8, 1980. As of 2010, Lennon's wife, Yoko Ono , still has several apartments in the building. The Strawberry Fields memorial was laid out in memory of Lennon in Central Park directly across Central Park West. Every year, Ono marks the anniversary of Lennon's death with a now-public pilgrimage to the memorial, and by placing a single lit candle in the window of one of her apartments.In the film Rosemary's Baby, the Dakota is used for exterior shots of the apartment building where the couple lives.In the film Cruel Intentions, the Dakota is used for the exterior shots of the apartment building where Kathryn and Sebastian live.It is an important element in the novel Time and Again.
We walked inside Central Park with direction 5th ave with hail!!!I have to mention the fact that in our week trip we faced all weather possibilities!!!In that day's 5th ave. visit , we had more time to spend in shopping.We entered into Abercrombie&Fitch ( i love the smell , the light and the music of this store ) , Henri Bendel ( Henri Bendel is a favorite shopping destination on Gossip Girl. The Gossip Girl Season Two Premiere Party was actually held at Henri Bendel and many dresses and accessories used on the show come from Henri Bendel, including both Serena and Blaire's prom dresses. Henri Bendel was used as a shooting location when Jenny Humphrey calls her brother Dan having a "fashion emergency" as she looks for a dress for the Kiss on the Lips Party.) , Tiffany&Co ,Juicy Couture , Louis Vuitton and Cartier .
We stopped for a coffee break at Starbucks located inside Trump Tower , which is the 52nd tallest building in New York City.We admired the waterfall inside the building where we took some nice pictures.
We walked at 5th ave. until The Public Library , Bryant Park.We had a lot of shopping bags , so we had to return to our hotel.Close to our hotel was a Sephora department ( Times Square ) that was opened until 24:00.So i had a chance to continue shopping , despite the very , very bad weather !!!! (hail and snow)
