852. NYC Diary

Righto, straight off the bat i should tell you something about me, although i have 4 virgo’s in my chat, i’m a Sagittarius rising which means i love adventures and on top of that i’m a 5 in numerology which is the number who needs to travel to expand and feel free. So, when the offer came through to go to NYC for the world premiere of Dutton Ranch (a new Yellowstone spinoff) you know we had to say yes.

Now it took a little convincing to get Matt on board. You probably know this already but NYC isn’t cheapest city to visit. So i did some points hacking on found a hotel right near the theatre the premiere was happening and a week before the event we pulled the trigger and booked flights and accom in New York!

Here’s how we spent 48 hours in NYC:

• 7AM flight out our LAX (pro tip book a car or driver in advance, it saves so much time and hassle). We also saw a coyote on our way to the airport at 5AM which felt like a lucky omen
• We flew LAX to Newark in New Jersey (because its closer to the West Side of NYC), handy flying hack, because JFK gets super busy and can be tricky with traffic depending on time of the day!
• Soon as we got to our hotel (Hotel Belleclaire) we dropped our bags, put on our walking shoes and headed to Zuckers for a bagel. I got the GF lox and Boss always gets this ruben style bagel with sauerkraut and cheese.
• Then we explored central park, The Dakota apartment building where John Lennon lived. Lots of notable celebrities have lived there from Lauren Bacall to Paul Simon. It was one of the first luxury apartments in New York, built in 1884. This is an apartment building that you can’t really rent at as each apartment is owned, ranging from 5-25 million!
• Theres also a part of Central Park called Strawberry Fields which is dedicated as a memorial spot to John Lennon, theres an amazing “Imagine” mosaic too, def worth a visit.
• Then we headed home, got ready to meet up with our friend Craig for a cocktail. We checked out a place in the Upper West Side called Wallace Lounge. it was lovely, we had a couple of martinis, lots of fun to catch up with a mate who’s out here living their dream.
• The next day we wanted to get to Times Square. But first Matt found a French patisserie and bought me coffee in bed, it felt like such a treat to sit in bed and plan out adventures for the day out.
• We got the metro (subway) from West 72nd street to 42nd street which took us to Times Square, where we found giant billboards of Dutton Ranch, i took a zillion snaps!
• Then we got another bagel because its NYC, this time i got smashed avo, tomato and cappers. With everything seasoning, it was delish!
• Next up, it was time to don on our best Western gear and head to the premiere. It was all so fancy, the red carpet felt like this awesome installation. Then out the front of the cinema there were little activations of Ranches and even the popcorn was branded Dutton Ranch.
• We got to watch the first episode (which was unreal), and Beth and Rip came into the cinema and thanks everyone for coming so it was a real treat. Its offical out May 15th on Paramount Plus!
• Then when it was over Matt wanted a late night slice of pizza and we headed home to bed.
• The next day I met a mate early for coffee at a place called Black Press, then boss and I went for a stroll at Central park before meeting more friends for coffee.
• Then we dashed back to our hotel, packed up and checked out, we still have a few hours before our flight so naturally we grabbed another bagel!
• Then we walked through Central park to the Upper East Side to get to the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum where we saw an exhibit called The Art of Noise, it was really cool and right up Matt’s alley. They had this immersive music room, that was my fave.
• then it was back to the hotel to make a mad dash for the airport, tip, traffic in NY is unpredictable so give more time than you think!
• We got home a touch before midnight last night, so there you have it 48 hours (or so) in the city that never sleeps, New York.

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