I’m going to have to break this up because it’s NYC and therefore, amazing.

I’ll get right to it after I complain about the taxi driver that ripped me off (you know who you are cab #8N21 that picked up unsuspecting victims from LGA around 9 a.m.!)…I know – I have Waze (great app) and you took the route that wasn’t even on there!

Moving on…I arrive at the Highline Standard — Joel and Weezer (I think that’s his name — blondish, cool beard, and very easy on the eyes) demonstrated amazing customer service– above and beyond.  Our view overlooks the Highline and the Hudson…I can’t tell you how spectacular today’s sunset was.  It’s The Standard — chic, hip, awesome location…all that good stuff.

So I’m starving…we head to the Chelsea Market – great stores, restaurants, etc…we find a stand Los Tacos No.1 and they are #1…get an adobada on a corn tortilla with everything on it — incredible.

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Now that my belly’s happy, we head for the Highline, which I love (it’s a cool park overlooking the city), and if you walk enough, you’ll stumble on vendors and food stands that include: Blue Bottle Coffee and People’s Pops (try the Blueberry Rhubarb!), among others that I’m sure are equally great.

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We relaxed a little at our lovely hotel and then headed back out.

We hit the West Village – ate at a Mexican restaurant, Molé that was okay…good cheese enchiladas, cheap and tasty margarita with salt that did its job very well…only thing don’t get the adobada tacos, especially if you just ate the best at Los Tacos No.1.  Headed over to the Magnolia bakery – great pistachio cupcake, yummy coconut cupcake, great iced coffee, terrible service.  I know we ate a lot today, but when you’re deprived of real cooking in your hometown, you’ve gotta make up for it!  Following that, I went into a food coma/side effect of a sleepless night for about 2-3 hours, awoke, felt refreshed, headed back out…

The Standard Grill – delicious and refreshing watermelon and cucumber salad on a bed of guac, wonderful fries, scrumptious mushrooms, and the rudest waiter.

Then, we found Perfect Brows, a threading shop at 316 West 14th Street, between 8th and 9th.  As a walk-in your wait time is less than 5 minutes, and you are done in 5 minutes.  $7 for eyebrows and $5 for the upper lip.  Great, great deal!

Then, finish off with  a sunset walk on the Highline and if you’re lucky you may see fireworks over the W from your room.

Tomorrow: 911 Memorial, the Frick, and more…

 

 

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