[THREAD CLOSED - SEE PART 2] Anything & Everything New York

Savvy_Sue

And I am STILL sulking because I was only allowed into Century 21 once, to use the [STRIKE]loo[/STRIKE] sorry Rest Room, and there was never time to go back, and I wasn't allowed anywhere near Macy's or Bloomingdales or Tiffany's or ANYWHERE except the Swatch shop on Grand Central Station and some boring electronics shop and an even more boring guitar shop. Although the guitar shop were very friendly and found me a chair which they parked in front of the air con and showed me where the water cooler was, all of which was very necessary in a heatwave in July!

M4RKM

robmcdougal90 wrote: »

hi how do i get from manhattan to woodbury common?Is it a long journey? Thanks

there is a bus service, takes about one hour 15 minutes to get there... took at least an hour when i went, though that was by car...

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The_Grateful_Ghoul

phatbear wrote: »

Tickets for letterman:

http://lateshow.cbs.com/latenight/lateshow/show_info/tickets/

and for better value clothes etc check out woodbury common:

http://www.premiumoutlets.com/outlets/outlet.asp?id=7

all the best

the bear

Excellent, huge thanks for this, really hoping to get Letterman Tickets

phatbear

Dont wana wee on your bonfire but letterman is usualy hugely over subscribed, personally I would go along and queue up and try and get tickets but dont set you heart on it, if ya get tickets it will be a result.

all the best


the bear

Nala

markymoo wrote: »

as for the comments on the subway... erm.. you look for a letter or number.. .. also, there is a difference between express and normal trains.. all of which is explained in my guide...

Okey doke please point me in the right direction .....where's your guide....think I need it because we got caught out with this express thing and ended up miles away from where we wanted to be I need to get it right for my next trip 'cos it'll just be the kiddywinks and me

Savvy_Sue wrote:

And I am STILL sulking because I was only allowed into Century 21 once, to use the loo sorry Rest Room, and there was never time to go back, and I wasn't allowed anywhere near Macy's or Bloomingdales or Tiffany's or ANYWHERE except the Swatch shop on Grand Central Station and some boring electronics shop and an even more boring guitar shop. Although the guitar shop were very friendly and found me a chair which they parked in front of the air con and showed me where the water cooler was, all of which was very necessary in a heatwave in July!

I have this sorted for next year. OH is flying home from our west coast trip but we're flying onto NY for 3 nights......ooooo Tiffany's here I come Oh went very pale when I told him Macy's and Tiffany's are right near our hotel in San Francisco so I'm saving the shopping until he's home

M4RKM

Nala wrote: »

Okey doke please point me in the right direction .....where's your guide....think I need it because we got caught out with this express thing and ended up miles away from where we wanted to be I need to get it right for my next trip 'cos it'll just be the kiddywinks and me

Click on page one of this thread, then click

Getting Into and Around Manhattan.

If you need anything else answering once you've read that... just ask!

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docij

It seems the only books you can now order on entertainment.com are 2009 ones. Presumably they can't be used this year. We're going to NY for a long weekend in 2 weeks. Does anyone have any advice about where to find a 2008 copy? Ebay in the US has one copy but they will only post to the US - it probably wouldn't have arrived here in time even if I did win.

nell_wen

Do many bars and restaurants in New York have a dress code? I realise that this is a 'totally depends on where you want to go' kind of a question... I'm looking through places recommended in guide books and am wondering if I'll need to go back to the hotel to change out of jeans and trainers sightseeing clothes into something smarter to go out in the evening.

Also, what kind of time do New Yorkers go out/ places get busy in the evenings?

Thanks

Nala

markymoo wrote: »

Click on page one of this thread, then click

Getting Into and Around Manhattan.

If you need anything else answering once you've read that... just ask!

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Thanks for that. So......all the trains going through a 'white dot with a black circle' station will stop there. So I need to look at the black dot stations further along the line to see if the train I'm about to get onto stops at them?

If you have your map, you’re at 42nd Street Times Square, and want to go to Canal Street.
42nd Street Times Square is an express, Canal Street is a local. You will take the 1 train to Canal Street. That is the easiest, but the slowest way. The quicker way, is to take the Express 2 or 3 to 14th street, get off the train, and wait for the local, they way it works is that it always works out quicker to do this.

Ok let me see if I have this right. you suggest the express 2 or 3 to 14th street because they miss out all the locals. Get off at 14th then wait for a local 1 or 9.

I think where I got myself muddled is by looking at the bog numbered/coloured circles at the side of the lines at just hopping on any train...so hopping on a 1,2,3 or 9.

I've given myself many headaches looking at the map in my guidebook so please tell me I'm right and if I am.....then thank you so much and I promise not to call any trains by their colours. The yellow train sounds much nicer than the P train though

M4RKM

love_potion wrote: »

Do many bars and restaurants in New York have a dress code? I realise that this is a 'totally depends on where you want to go' kind of a question... I'm looking through places recommended in guide books and am wondering if I'll need to go back to the hotel to change out of jeans and trainers sightseeing clothes into something smarter to go out in the evening.

Also, what kind of time do New Yorkers go out/ places get busy in the evenings?

Thanks

plenty of places you can go that won't have a dress code... only the high end bars / restaurants will have a dress code.... and tbh.. if you're wearing dark jeans and dark trainers, you'd probably be ok, but white trainers.. ewww...


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