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Fri 30 Aug:
Well.. it's been two weeks today that I left the UK! It has gone SO quickly, I can not believe I only have another day left in New York - leaving for Texas on Sunday morning.
2 weeks has definitely been enough for me - a few people here have said that I seem like a 'proper New Yorker' because I hate the tourists stopping and getting in the way! It is SO annoying. You just wanna get somewhere and they are EVERYWHERE. Yeah, I know, I am one, but I'm one that gets out of the way to take a picture or cuts you up only to rush ahead rather than just stop bang in front of you.. grrr.
Anyhoo.. Today has been busy! I went to Prospect Park, then headed back home to greet the latest people in the spare room. I then took a trip into Manhattan, visited the American Museum of Natural History (Night at The Museum setting). I then went to the Guggenheim Museum and then headed back off home to meet the couchsurfer who is looking after the place once I am off on my next adventure!
After meeting and greeting her I went back into Manhattan and met Trinh at Chinatown, yes, for dumplings! I was super hungry and so got 8 for $2.. amazing! Trinh had made a friend along the way so he was there too, I think his name was John.. or Dave? We'll call him Dave, it sounds better. So Trinh, Dave and I set off for Coney Island and watched the free firework display - it was rammed but I'm guessing it's because it's the last one of the year, the end of the summer?! STILL BOILING!!
So at Coney Island I tried my first churro - it was okay but Trinh said they are so much better usually, so I'll have to try another one! Dave bought us Pina Colada, which I had never tried before (I much rather Sex On The Beach!). It was okay, I drank it pretty quick so can't have been that bad..
I then got the subway home!
Tonight I've been sorting out my case a little.. getting all my little memories together and sorting out my clothes for a wash load tomorrow. Tomorrow I have such a busy day because when I first got here I was like "Aaaah I have loads of time..." Oops! But I'm looking forward to tomorrow. Going to go on the free ferry to Staten Island, then hang around for 10 minutes and come back again - just so we can see the sunset on the boat for free!
Then Susannah (who I went to Long Island with) is singing in a Cafe in Manhattan so going to go and see her - a pretty cool last day with the girls I've been closest to the past 2 weeks
Oh, I forgot to say about me embarrassing myself on the subway twice today.. First time wasn't too bad - Knockout came on through my headphones and I got super excited, thought of home and started dancing to it, people looked, but are used to it... THEN I was taking pictures of Brooklyn Bridge from the subway going across Manhattan as it's my favourite view of all the subway trips (seeing as they're all usually underground..) and I completely forgot that I was on the subway and starting singing along to the music in my headphones!
Oh.. scrap that, three times. I burped.. didn't realise it was that loud as I was listening to music, but people
Niiiight! Xxx
Money spent: $5.50: 50c for a beggar asking for 25c for a slice of pizza.., $1 hotdog, $2 drink, $2 dumplings
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