New York City
I ended up never posting the photos of the trip, although it was difficult to capture all the moments, due to the daughter to the strip and the city totally taken by tourists, since it was a week before Christmas. New York City is always a fascinating place and full of things to see and review, no matter how many times you visit (ours was already the 4th or 5th time).
We decided to go at that time of year not just by chance. Diego had an event in town and as we knew of the possible coming to Germany, so a visit to New York City seemed like a little farewell (for a while) as we would no longer live so “close” to this fascinating city.
For those of you who have just arrived here on the blog, we lived until early August 2019 in Ottawa, Canada, about a 7-hour drive from New York City. Now, living in Germany, visiting the city means a trip to the other side of the ocean, in another continent.
We flew to the city this time, despite the possibility of going by car and we stayed inside the city only by public transportation and hiking.
For the first time, we booked a hotel in Manhattan, unlike the other times we chose to stay in New Jersey to save on hotel bills (you know what cheap hotel in New York has nothing).
Desta vez, escolhemos o hotel Double Tree by Hilton – New York Times Square West e atendeu bem as nossas necessidades, contando que éramos 5. O quarto tinha um tamanho adequado, uma vista bonita para as luzes da cidade e a localização foi ótima, nos possibilitando passear somente a pé, sem precisar do carro pra nada. Única coisa que não tinha era café da manhã, mas a cidade está repleta de cafés e pertinho tinha opções comida pra todos os gostos.
Única coisa negativa, digamos assim, da viagem toda foi a quantidade de gente visitando a cidade nessa época do ano, devido ao final do ano tão próximo. Apesar da temperatura baixa (por volta de 5 a 10 graus), as ruas estavam tomadas, especialmente próximos aos pontos turísticos mais conhecidos (tipo Rockfeller Center e sua árvore e rink de patinação). Teve vezes que a multidão era sufocante e com 3 filhos pequenos era um pouco difícil se locomover.
Minha recomendação é evitar essa época do ano para visitar New York City, a menos que seja mesmo nos seus planos ver a cidade iluminada e enfrentar a multidão. Nem consegui filmar ou fotografar a multidão pra vocês terem uma idéia porque basicamente não sobrava mãos para esta tarefa (e eu devo ter passado por cima de diversos pés e batido em muitas canelas com o carrinho duplo, tentando passar em algumas áreas da cidade.
Passeamos pelo Brooklyn bridge, The Oculus, Rockfeller Center, Times Square, algumas lojas pra criançada, tipo M&M e Disney Store, Grand Central Station, tudo bem rápido e compacto, mas tudo a pé com as crianças à tira-colo.
The three of them had moments of crying, but in general everything went well and we had very nice moments that they still remember until today, almost 1 year later (because Arthur still doesn’t speak properly and probably doesn’t remember anything).
But, yes, it’s a dreadful job and a strain. I love photography, but I didn’t even take the “big” camera with me, simply for lack of time to stop and take pictures (and let’s face it, not only time as inspiration is missing in the rush). Everything was registered with the cell phone itself. There’s a selection of some videos from the past in Instagram stories highlights, called new york, check it out!
See you next time!
