"Sealed Pot Challenge" ~ 7 ~ Part 2

32b3in2013

Ohhh, and the shops are everywhere . You are never far from a shop in NYC

Meowhouse

jakes-mum I too have stayed on the upper east side and agree you should be lower down as it does involve more travelling each day, the last time we went we stayed opposite Madison square gardens and this was pretty central.
We also spent a lot of time walking as this way you can really get to see things. April time should be nice too - take a massive case but don't take too many clothes - you will want to buy everything and with the exchange rate in our favour you can get some right bargains

Have fun - ooh I'm so jell already - you will have a fantastic time - there really is not other place like it

On a potting front only spent plastic money from the bank today - both for the car which is now fixed and at the vets

but I still have my money in the holding pot for Friday :T

Hope that all are well and still managing to sit on their hands until opening day :rotfl::rotfl:

jakes-mum

Oh thank you ladies Have been looking at the Intercontinental on Times Square as BA have a pretty good fly + stay deal on, and now looking at going in march :rotfl: im so indecisive! Got all excited about finding The Ritz Carlton at a good price only to find it was the one at the bottom not the one by Central Park

32b3, now how did you know I wanted to go to Macy's? :rotfl: and don't worry ladies, i'm taking a carry on suitcase inside a large suitcase and not taking any clothes except some undies :rotfl:

Reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeally desperate to open my pot now as I think I know where a majority of it will now be going . . oh and DD has asked me to bring her back a toy from NY, npe not a mini statue of liberty or a I heart NY t'shirt, but an toy aeroplane the same as the one we fly on :rotfl:

32b3in2013

Everyone goes to Macy's Jakes-Mum... And bloomingdales and fAO Swartz and the toys r us in Times Square which has a Ferris wheel inside. There are loads of nice cup cake shops too.

Make sure you go on the high line too. It's just a walk through the city, but it's on a disused freight track so its above the city. It's lovely. No cars, or shops (other than a coffee and cake stall) and a nice break away from the crazy city.

I'm very excited for you. Another nice hotel in Times Square is the W hotel. I have never stayed there, but it looks really nice and trendy. It's got a revolving W outside which I use as a bit of a landmark

jakes-mum

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek! I've booked!! and am going to go totally off topic here so very sorry MSE but its a semi emergency, ladies what visa do I need? and where do i go to get it? dont want to end up on a third party website and paying throough the nose for something I can get direct!

Umm on potting news . . . . I have many pots, they are very pretty and are asking me to open them everytime I go near them, I think they might be objecting to the weights they are having to hold . . .

Saver-upper

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You are very funny,scrambling to [STRIKE]make up[/STRIKE]report some potting news so Sue doesn't shout at you,Jakes mum.
Congratulations booking your trip.Sounds very exciting.

I am not sure about visas,but if it was me,I would simply contact a travel agent and ask.I know "in the olden days" you had to go to an embassy in,say,London,to get most visas.But these days,I am sure the travel agents arrange it for you

How exciting!!

VickyA_2

Eeeek, too much excitement jakes-mum :j :j For the visa, check out Martin's page on travelling - he has the right link here: http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/travel/esta-usa-visa

Well, my potting of £1.20 today pales into insignificance after that news, but still megaly excited (yes, megaly is DEFINITELY a word) for everything. Bring on the pot opening!

Trixxibell

Hiya Jakesmum,

Great news on booking :j I've booked to go end of March a couple of weeks ago :j

I'm going for a week, everyone advises to purchase a New York pass prior to going.

Looking forward to sharing the hype of going with someone on here how exciting :T:j:T

benten69

I would imagine you would get a visa via the US embassy in London? Could be wrong, but I would assume it's them who issue the Visa, so they probably have all the forms you need to fill in available.

On the potting front, £1.15 yesterday.

32b3in2013

jakes-mum wrote: »

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek! I've booked!! and am going to go totally off topic here so very sorry MSE but its a semi emergency, ladies what visa do I need? and where do i go to get it? dont want to end up on a third party website and paying throough the nose for something I can get direct!

Umm on potting news . . . . I have many pots, they are very pretty and are asking me to open them everytime I go near them, I think they might be objecting to the weights they are having to hold . . .

You do the visa on line. It's an esta. It takes about 5 minutes, costs $14ish, and lasts for 2 years.

https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov/esta/

Make sure you go through that site, because there are loads which charge you extra to do it for you and you don't need that. You can do it yourself xx