New York is easily one of my favourite cities in the world. There's something about this town, some vibe, a pulse, that imbibes it with life and gives it personality. I touched down at JFK and catch a yellow cab into the city. This time, I'm renting a one bedder with Le and Thierry, friends from London, in the trendy Lower East Side of Manhattan, between 1st Avenue and 2nd street., near the famed Katz's Deli.
I love the LES already as my yellow cab drives through the avenues to take me to my destination. It has an edgy cool vibe, crammed with small bars, restaurants and filled with people - even the people look so indescribably NuYorican. Our apartment is on the top floor of a building with iconic fire escapes that hug the facade of the building and lends it character, rather than detract from it. We also have a view of the Empire State building in the distance from the living room window.
I drop my bags and we're off to have sushi near Tompkins Square. I then head off to Rivington St to meet up with my friend, Amanda, who has been living in New York from Sydney for 6 months.
The thing I notice straight away is that the drinks are super strong! Everyone is happy after 2 drinks and jetlag hasn't settled in. We entertain everyone in the bar with our outlandish Aussie accents (except for Thierry who is French) and go bar hopping along Rivington.
When it was time to call it a night, we decide to walk the 7 blocks back to the apartment - obviously alcohol was numbing the pain in our feet! Nevertheless, my first 12 hours since landing in New York have already been memory filled!
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