our NYC adventure

husband and i were lucky enough to visit one

of our favorite cities last week

it was a just-the-two-of-us getaway

to celebrate husband's birthday and our anniversary (a little belated)

it's not our first visit to the big apple

so because we have already done the "uber-touristy" things, 

(statue of liberty, empire state building etc)

we tried to do "other" touristy things

so, here's a canadian girls'

list of must do's while visiting

one of the most amazing cities in the world

walk! walk everywhere you need to go!

husband and i would leave our hotel 

around 8am and not return until past 10pm

and we walked the entire time

it's the only way to see the city and all the 

beautiful architecture 

my neck cramped from continuously looking up

and admiring all the gorgeous buildings 

 

 

visit strand books

if you are a book lover like me, you will be in heaven

they boast to have 18 miles worth of books

they have the largest collection of vintage and rare books

i could have seriously spent an entire day just walking up

and down the aisles admiring all the books

sigh 

visit times square

yes, super touristy

but there is no other place like times square

as i mentioned on my instagram feed

photos can't do this place justice

the people, the lights, the sounds

if you have the time (and budget)

go watch a broadway show

husband and i lined up at the TKTS booth in times square

we were in line for a few hours but walked away

with awesome seats to mama mia at 40% off!

totally worth the wait
 

visit the met (perfect rainy day activity)

it was our second time here

but we kept saying to ourselves

wow, we never saw this last time

it's huge!  give yourself the whole day

we did... 

and we still walked away feeling like we didn't see everything

(i'm sure we didn't!) 
 

walk over the brooklyn bridge

i have a slight fear of heights 

and it was a little overwhelming walking over the bridge

(it was only a few pieces of wood between me and a couple of hundred speeding cars!)

but most definitely worth it!
 

once you have crossed the brooklyn bridge, you will be in brooklyn (duh!)

walk towards the water

the view of manhattan from across the east river is simply 

ah-may-zing

 

and if you are lucky enough to be in brooklyn

(and a lover of all things vintage)

while the brooklyn flea is still on

it's most definitely worth the visit

 

husband and i walked around with heavy hearts 

because there were so many beautiful items

that we would have loved to bring home with us

but i'm pretty sure that two sidetables

and a coffee table would not have fit in our luggage

 

another definite must-do 

is a bike ride through central park (weather permitting)

there are bike rentals places all over the place

and they are all really reasonably priced

i personally think it's the best way

to see the entire park 

since it's huge

 

and last but not least

visit the new york public library

you must be thinking.. really the library?

but if you love books like me

it's another slice of book heaven

and the building, the actual building

is simply stunning!
 

of course i can't do a must do list of nyc without mentioning

shopping and eating

shopping can be done pretty much anywhere and everywhere in the city!

fifth avenue, soho, maddison avenue

but the eats... oh, the eats

that deserves a post of it's own

stay tuned for that