L got into town on Friday night and L and I met her in Queens at Neptune Restaurant. It was a fun place which was unknowingly in my book of NY things to do, until today! After burgers, we took the N home.
On Saturday, L and I went to Williamsburg to take a tour of the Brooklyn Brewery. Everyone else in the city seemed to have the same idea, because we needed to wait in line for a good 40 minutes. It was well worth the wait, however. We planned on going to the 4:00 tour, but with the line, we didn't get inside until about 4:30-ish. We got our chips for beer and proceeded to taste test. We tried: There Will Be Black, Sorachi Ace, Winter Ale, Radius, and Dry Irish Stout. The tour turned out to be more of a standing history lesson about the brewery and brewing in Brooklyn due to some construction, but it was a great time regardless of seeing a small portion of the building. That evening, we met L at Song restaurant in Park Slope and had some fabulous Thai food before heading into the city and visiting Phoenix, Benny's Burritos, and McKenna's.
Photos from the brewery:
On Sunday, after an omelet breakfast at home, L and I headed into the city to watch the Chinese New Year parade and see if we could get Broadway tickets. The parade was packed, and we couldn't see a whole lot, so after about half an hour we decided to leave. It was quite different than what I pictured. I thought there would be lions and dragons travelling down the streets of Chinatown and various dancers and revelers about. The scene was very controlled, however, as traffic was allowed on the streets crossing the parade route. So, a few floats would go by, then there would be a long pause so traffic could go through, and then a couple more would go by. Even though we didn't stay long, it was fun to celebrate the year of the snake!
We went to the TKTS stand in Times Square and braved the wind, cold, and crowds (OK, it was a lot warmer than the weather in MN, I'm sure!) and purchased our tickets to the 7:30 p.m. Avenue Q show. We immediately took the train back home to get ready and eat dinner. The show was great! I was a little wary of seeing a show with puppets, but since there were also humans, it turned out there was nothing to worry about :) After the show, we stopped by Social Calendar for some wine with Seamus.
Parade photos:
On Monday, L and I strolled down to my favorite Italian bakery in Borough Park. She had a cannoli and I had a black and white cookie. Both were absolutely delicious! We took the train into the city from there, did some shopping, played the Big Piano at FAO Schwarz, visited the Trump Tower, and saw the sights of Midtown. L met us for dinner at The Triple Crown Restaurant and we proceeded to Boxers. When the sporting events changed to RuPaul's Drag Race on TV, we figured it was time to head to Chelsea for a comedy show we had reservations for. The Upright Citizens Brigade show featured about 5 stand-up comedians, some better than others, but altogether a good show. How can you find too much fault in a free event?
We saw L off at around 12:30 today (Tuesday). It was such a great time! Unfortunately, we all had a touch of sickness at some point in the last week. I am not one to be all into washing hands and using anti-bacterial gels, but after living in this city, I might be changing my stance on these things. With not too many sicks days and the flu and various viruses running crazy through the school, I am now becoming a pretty big fan of hand hygiene.
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