So this is rather strange isn't it, talking about New York City even though it's been over a year since I went. On a side note, how has it been over a year since I was there, it feels like a dream - I think it's about time I figured out when I can go back! Back to this post however, I thought it would be fun to compare the bucket list I wrote before I went to what I actually did when I was there.
Bucket List: Drink a proper cup of coffee from a street vendor.
Reality: All the coffee I drank was from Starbucks as there was one right below our hotel.
Bucket List: Stroll along The Highline and sample some of the lovely food that the local stallholders have to offer.
Reality: We walked all of the Highline but we had our breakfast in Chelsea Market instead.
Bucket List: Pay my respects to all those beautiful souls taken too soon at the 9/11 memorial and learn as much as I can at the 9/11 museum.
Reality: We spent a long time walking around the 9/11 memorial and museum! See my post about it here.
Bucket List: Hop on and off the subway like I've lived in the city all my life.
Reality: We did use the subway practically everyday but I can't say I feel like I have lived there all my life... yet!
Bucket List: See Carries stoop from SATC and the famous building from all those shots in Friends.
Reality: Yes I did see both and I got pictures - best day ever!!!
Bucket List: Eat a proper NYC bagel with everything in it!!
Reality: I never did have a bagel!
Bucket List: Stand and take in the views from One World Observatory, The Rockefeller Centre and The Empire State Building.
Reality: I took the views in and also took photographs!
Bucket List: Go and eat in Bubba Gump Shrimp NYC - cause why not?!?
Reality: This is where we had our dinner on the first night and it was so good!
Bucket List: Stand in the street and take in the noises around me!
Reality: I loved doing this every morning when we left our hotel.
Bucket List: Sit in Central Park and enjoy a donut.
Reality: I did go to Central Park but I didn't eat a donut, I had a burger instead!
Bucket List: Buy an FDNY, NYPD, I <3 NYC and 9/11 hoodie - I love hoodies can you tell?
Reality: I bought an FDNY & NYPD t-shirt. I got a NYC hoodie but it doesn't say I <3 NYC! The FDNY top is from the 9/11 shop so I doubled up in this instance.
Bucket List: Shop, shop, shop tip I drop!
Reality: Well I went to Sephora three times... does that count?
Bucket List: Go on the Staten Island Ferry - even though I get motion sickness quite badly on boats!
Reality: I went on the ferry to Liberty Island and I thought I was going to die so this wasn't an option!
Bucket List: Go to as many of the 5 boroughs as possible!
Reality: I never made it outside Manhattan!
Bucket List: Have a G&T in a bar as any other time I've been to the states I've never been old enough to drink!
Reality: I had beer all week, every alcoholic drink was beer!
Bucket List: Eat a proper NYC hot dog!
Reality: I ate hot dogs that I got free with my beer in the bar we went to!
Bucket List: Go to Zabars for some freshly made bread - and it was in You've Got Mail!
Reality: We just didn't have the time to do this!
Bucket List: Share a pitcher of beer like everyone does in the movies.
Reality: I did this in the bar that How I Met Your Mother's bar was based on - McGees
Bucket List: Get some stunning photographs of the bridges such as Brooklyn Bridge.
Reality: I did see one end of the bridge but I didn't get a chance to walk over it or get any pictures!
Bucket List: Have the best time of my life and put nothing off - this is my dream after all!
Reality: I had the best time ever but I cannot wait to go back and do even more!!
There we are the things on my bucket list compared to what I actually did!
Have you been to NYC?
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