Snack – Insomnia Cookies Before my fiance and I embarked on our New York City Spring Break, I took the liberty of checking out the surrounding businesses of the Park79 Hotel and discovered that there was a cookie place right around the corner from there. After reading a lot of positive reviews, I knew we [...]
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My NYC Spring Break Part 2.2: The Manhattan Diner Experience
Posted: May 31, 2011 in Events, Foody ReviewTags: 2532 Broadway, 77th Street, 94th Street, 95th Street, Athenian Omelet, Feta, Home Fries, Manhattan Diner, mushrooms, New York City, NYC, Spinach, Spring Break, tomatoes, Upper West Side
Breakfast – Manhattan Diner The next morning we were on another mission to find somewhere to eat. As we walked around NYC we stumbled upon this place called Manhattan Diner. Initially I was a little apprehensive about eating there. Up to that point my experiences with diners hadn’t been a good one and I wasn’t [...]
My NYC Spring Break Part 2.1: Enter NYC/The Bettola Experience
Posted: May 29, 2011 in Events, Foody ReviewTags: Bettola, Chicken, Fontina, Grilled Calamari, Italian Restaurant, Manhattan, New York City, NYC, Puree Potatoes, Salmon, Spinach, Spring Break, Upper West Side
So there we were. After a four hour ride from D.C., we had finally arrived in Manhattan. The excitement filled the air as we off loaded our stuff from the MegaBus and began to take a bite of the Big Apple. And I use the term “bite” figuratively and literally. As I am sure many [...]
The Death of Osama = Party?
Posted: May 2, 2011 in EventsTags: 2011, Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, Assassination, Channel 9 News, Death, Death of Osama, Deathebration, Islamabad, Laden, May 1, Navy Seals, Obama, Obama Beat Osama, Obama Got Osama, OBL, Osama, Osama Bin Laden, Osama Dead, President, Saudi Arabia, The White House, Washington D.C.
I don’t often voice my opinion on political/government issues, but an event with such a magnitude as the assassination of Osama Bin Laden is a conversation I feel I am obligated to have with you. But I am not going to talk to you about the assassination specifically. Because I am not here to voice [...]
My NYC Spring Break Part 1: Exit D.M.V.
Posted: April 4, 2011 in EventsTags: Au Bon Pain, D.C., DMV, GreyHound, MegaBus, New York, NYC, Peter Pan, Road Trip, Spring Break, Union Station, Washington D.C.
When most people hear the words ‘Spring’ and ‘Break’ together they automatically picture palm trees, sandy beaches, cocktails, clubs and crazy parties. This is the Spring Break that many of us college students dream of. So you would think when I found out I would be spending three days of my spring break in a [...]
