First
San Diego, now
New York. After this trip, I'm sure this won't be the last time I will make a random trip somewhere in the world!
How did I end up deciding to go? I was chatting with Erin, aka
charmed1alwayz, and NY came up in our conversation. Out of curiosity, I checked to see how much a bus ticket and a hotel would be if I went and found out it was really cheap. Hey what the hell, why not?
I ended up taking one of those Chinatown buses up to NY Monday morning. The bus stop was in
Baltimore and that place was seriously shady. Luckily, I saw an Asian girl with luggage at the stop as well, which I awesomely deduced was also going to NY. We sat together on the bus, which made my ride less lonely. When we got to
Penn Station in NY, she gave me some directions before we went our separate ways.
(If you're somehow reading this Sunny, thank you!)It wasn't too long before I met up with Erin at Macy's. We headed over to a nice Korean place called
Li Hua, where we met up with Rosalie, aka
pasaway4eva.
Chilling with two fun gorgeous girls in New York. No complaints from this guy 
We proceeded to go to my hotel next so I can check in. The hotel was called the
Mayfair NY Hotel, a nice little European style place right next to
Time Square. The rooms are small, but then again I didn't really need too much room for myself. Not too shabby for $90 room rate.
Wish the room could have been less...pink haha. Oh well.So one of the things I really wanted to do was see some museums. I ended up only seeing one museum and it was one that I um, didn't imagine I would be going to. I was thinking maybe to see a museum with modern art or whatever, but we ended up going to the
MOS. What does that stand for? Well, I'm sure you can figure it out from the pictures below. I am now very aware what "g-g rubbing" means =P.
Told you the panda picture I took was gonna be interesting, BomCamChuoi! 
These are actually the more innocent pictures we took in there! I censored some of the shots for obvious reasons. Yeah, lovely memories with this museum experience.
We wandered around the city for a little while before Rosalie had to part ways with us around dinner time. Erin and I met up with a mutual friend of ours, Derek, for dinner that night (who, ironically enough, I met initially through Xanga! We would later be officers of our college's Chinese Student Association).
Dinner at Zen Japanese Restaurant The next day, I met up with Erin again for a walk around
Time Square and brunch at
Bubba Gump. According to our waiter, all the waiters there are actors. He himself was in Gossip Girls the other day apparently! I thought that was interesting.
In case you're wondering, I trying to clean up my spilled drink that I somehow sent flying off the table 
She had to work that day, so she quickly gave a tour of 5th Avenue before leaving me on my own. I spent most of the time this day exploring
Central Park, Rockefeller Center, 5th and 6th Avenue by myself. I was hoping to check out the Musuem of Modern Arts, but it's closed on Tuesdays! Bummer.
Random shots I took that day
My bus was scheduled to leave at 6:30pm, so I met up with Derek and his girlfriend for one quick meal at TenRen's before I left for my trip back home.
I heard the NY TenRen's wasn't so good, but I thought it was fine enough. The service was pretty shotty however.
I got back to Baltimore around 10pm that night. Remember how I said that stop was shady? When I arrived, there was a guy on his knees in the street. Uhhhh, wtf?? An ambulance did come by soon afterwards though, so hopefully he's alright. As for me, I quickly rushed over to the nearest gas station to wait to get picked up. Note to self: don't go back there alone at night.
Overall, it was a nice little trip that really should have been longer. I guess I'll have to remember that next time I go, which will hopefully be very soon.
Do you ever take any spontaneous trips?
We proceeded to go to my hotel next so I can check in. The hotel was called the Mayfair NY Hotel, a nice little European style place right next to Time Square. The rooms are small, but then again I didn't really need too much room for myself. Not too shabby for $90 room rate.
I got back to Baltimore around 10pm that night. Remember how I said that stop was shady? When I arrived, there was a guy on his knees in the street. Uhhhh, wtf?? An ambulance did come by soon afterwards though, so hopefully he's alright. As for me, I quickly rushed over to the nearest gas station to wait to get picked up. Note to self: don't go back there alone at night.
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Comments (7)
spontaneous trips are sometimes the most fun! glad you had fun and were able to do so much even with little planning.
Spontaneous trips are always fun, especially when you are willing to be flexible.
How funny, I just made a post about my experience in NY. I've been before so it wasn't very spontaneous, but I did get to see some places I've never visited before.
Spontaneity is the best way to travel. Whatever goes wrong, it's ok because you didn't plan for it and you feel, it's not that bad, but if your plan goes bad, all hell breaks loose.
the TenRen in Brooklyn's chinatown is AMAZING! aside from the prices, i am a huge fan. but then again, ive never been to another tenren, so i suppose others could be better... how exciting!
The bus station in Hagerstown, MD is probably worse than the one in B-more. It's a little shack with no bathroom, behind a McDonald's, which was closed. It's basically in the woods, and unpleasant in the middle of the night. lol.
My mom and I are going up NYC next week hopefully for my spring break. I'm excited :D We've been once already, last summer but... well, we didn't even see the Statue of Liberty! Fail. lol That's my mission next time I'm in NYC.
@the_meadow_kite@xanga - Yea, the boba were much sweeter at the NY one than the one in MD. I just heard some bad things about the NY TenRen's from some friends, so it's good to hear those were overexaggerations.
@AllMyNamesAreTaken@xanga - That does sound a bit scary too haha. I think next time I'm just gonna leave from DC or Travel Plaza.
I still need to see the Statue of Liberty too. Next time!