new york city is an interesting place, but i don't think my next trip will include times square. it's not just the out of control advertising and the crowds -- but why go? there was nothing to do except look up and around you with a gaping mouth and hope that you aren't pausing long enough to get run over by people, car, bike, taxi or bus. we did go into m&m world. wahoo? ... yea ...after a few hours of milling around with the times square crowds, a stroll around central park and a brief subway detour (whoops, we went the wrong way on the 1 route), john and i found ourselves in greenwich village. a good philly comparison is university city/west philly with a huge fountain area. it's touristy, but it was nothing like times square, and it's a healthy mix of locals selling wares at street fairs with tourists taking a break from the nyc we had experienced on the other end of the subway line. after weaving through the awesome flea markets (good thing i didn't bring cash), we ended up at the washington square arch that was in when harry met sally! i don't know new york well, so if i'm butchering/omitting names, deal cause i am a tourist. since my feet were hot and blistered (who wears flipflops to NYC? duh) ... we sat on the edge of a huge fountain in washington square and i took pictures of adorable children playing in the water ... except the naked one, i didn't think that would be appropriate. that was the best part ... just hanging out with people, in the water, taking pictures, on such a gorgeous day. i was like being here, but not. i guess we really didn't have to go two hours away to do that, but eh .. i guess i know what i like, whether in nyc or philly.
then we topped the day off with a good beer and chicago which was amazing. even joey lawrence did not fail to impress.
happy birthday-present me :)
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