So no trip to NY is complete without a look at The High Line. An old disused L train track has been converted into a park. It is absolutely lovely, with greenery, little cafes and butterflies. Trouble is when it is 80 degrees in the city, half of NY or certainly all the tourists seem to be up there!
Definitely worth a look and a wander, but start at 30th and go down. We started at 23rd, and so only got about 10 blocks of it!
Games maker trainers get a trot out in NY
The Empire State Building from the Highline
The tracks are still visible
Carrie and cup cakes
I have always been a big fan of the show Sex and City, own all the series on DVD and enjoyed the first movie lots (although the second was a crock of shit) so I really fancied an organised tour. However looking at what places they go to, I wasn't sure it was actually worth it. I thought it might be a bit disappointing, rather like my Lord of the Rings tour was in Queenstown, NZ (I knew more than the tour guide!)
They also no longer go to her house, which is probably the best bit. So rather than take a tour, I found myself in the West Village and thought, why not have a little pilgrimage there yourself?
So that is what I did...
So after I had been the big old ridiculous tourist I thought it made sense to go the whole hog (in every sense of the word) and get a cup cake from Magnolia Bakery just around the corner. Carrie and Miranda once ate there, and it has been uber popular ever since...Not the best cup cake I ever had, but it was fun all the same! Peanut butter and Jelly... Very American!
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