New York, Nu Yjörk

A play by play of my trip down South

I'm still reeling from a night's worth of driving and a weekend's worth of fun in the Big Apple.

In short, I had a fantastic time.

We, Kelvin, Eddy and I got into NYC on Thursday afternoon. It was a sunny day with a temperature of 24 degrees celcius. Nary a snowflake did we see on our drive through Buffalo, we just missed the storm.

On our first day in town we relaxed, walked around Chinatown and Soho and hung out with friends. After trying on tuxedos, seeing the couple to wed and having dinner in Soho, I headed out to my cousin's place to crash in Queens.

Friday was a flurry of entertainment. My cousin Alex and I hit Ground Zero, Rockefeller Center, Times Square, the Moma and Die Zauberflöte at the Met(ropolitan Opera House) in Lincoln Center.

Saturday was just as busy, being the wedding day and all. Patrick and Katie's Wedding was held on a bright and sunny afternoon in Brooklyn, not too far from where they live. All went well, so well that the bride and groom went up and down the aisle more than once, long story short, they left too early and had to run back to the alter to finish off the ceremony. Quite funny.

Hung out with the family (mine) during the afternoon and then it was off to the reception in Chinatown (in Manhattan) and then out to Century Room in Soho. A link to wedding pictures can be found below.

Sunday was a hurried mess of running around. With little sleep throughout the days spent in NYC I woke up early for "yum cha" aka "dim sum" aka "Chinese brunch" with my aunt, uncle, grandaunt and cousins in Flushing, Queens. Afterwards I hit Soho once more, floated through Dean and Deluca and a few other yummy shops and then scooted off to Brooklyn to meet the gang before heading back to Toronto.

A final meal with the newly wedded and then it was off with the boys for a nine hour drive back home.

And home is where I am.

New York Photos

Patrick and Katie's Wedding