We decided to return to New York City for Memorial Day weekend after a year off (last year, we went to South Beach, which was quite the cultural experience since it was Hip Hop Weekend in SoBe). While previous Memorial Day weekends were with the Raleigh gang, this one was just the two of us.
Accommodation:
Tragedy! We had run out of Hyatt points, so we actually had to PAY for a place to stay! We selected the W Hotel on Lexington Avenue, which is a great location in mid-town.
Activities:
As in previous trips to NYC, the itinerary for Saturday and Sunday were duplicates: breakfast from Starbucks, relax in the room, a run around the full Central Park loop (6 miles), back to the hotel to shower, lunch at Just Salad in Rockefeller Center, a show in the afternoon, and dinner in the evening. The two shows that we saw during this trip were Rain on Saturday and the Book of Mormon on Sunday. Rain, which is a tribute to the Beatles, was OK, but the Book of Mormon, which is a musical comedy about two young Mormon missionaries in Uganda, was just incredible. We were really lucky to get tickets - we went before it won all the Tony awards so who knows if we could ever get in again. It was incredibly irreverent, inappropriate, and just hysterically funny.
On Monday, we caught up with Mark, Alicia, and the kids for lunch at their place, then we headed out to the airport to return home.
Restaurants:
Park Avenue Spring
This is an interesting concept - the restaurant changes not only the menu but the entire decor each season. We were there for the Spring season with lots of light colors and spring flowers decorating the dining room. The food was very flavorful.
Ouest
Located on the Upper West side, the restaurant is nice but casual, serving French style cuisine. For starters we had the Smoked Duck Breast and the Mozzarella Carpaccio - both were very tasty. For dinner, we shared the Bacon Wrapped Pork Tenderloin with Braised Pork Rib - which was also very tasty. While we enjoyed the meal, the ambiance was not that memorable.
Devi
We were thrilled to find a nice Indian restaurant that did not have christmas lights for its decoration. Located on the East side near Union Square, the interior is nicely decorated with Indian artifacts. The food is outstanding - the starters all sounded so yummy that we opted to share several appetizers, including Bombay Bhel-Puri, Salmon and Crab Croquettes, Trio of Samosas, Shrimp and Calamari Masala Fritto Misto, Grilled Scallops and the Lamb Stuffed Tandoori Chicken. This is definitely worth going to if you like Indian food!
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