Twang

Today was one of those days where you don't really do much but you get exhausted in the process. I meant to wake up early and run but it was so quiet out this morning I slept in till 9:00. Whoops. Maybe tomorrow.

We started out by taking the subway to Grand Central. We wondered down into the food court and got a bagel with creme cheese. It was pretty good! We then exited and just decided to stroll around Avenue of the Americas and pop in and out of some shops. We didn't last long. My mom hates shopping so she was done after a few stores. 


I  had to pee at this point so we went back over to Bryant Park because we were close and knew they had public bathrooms. Well there was a lady in there changing into new clothes. No big deal until she stripped off her underwear and was standing stark naked in the bathroom! Just when you think you've seen it all...


We went down to the LES to grab some pizza and head to a fragrance shop I had heard about where you can mix your own fragrance. It was a lot of fun! The sales lady lets you smell a lot of fragrances and asks you what you like and gives you some options. My 1oz bottle of custom perfume was $45. They also put your custom mix on a card so you can call later or stop in at another time to get more! The sales lady asked me to name my fragrance so while I began pondering a good name that wasn't to dorky. Another customer asked us where we were from and remarked on our southern twang. I decided to name my fragrance Twang because it was kind of spicy yet floral so I felt that was a great name for it. 

My mom wanted to check out Alphabet City next. I think because she saw it on Rent but she wouldn't say that was why. I really liked the Lower East Side. It has a more funky artsy feel to it. It wasn't as pretentious as the upper part of Manhattan. We then just hopped on the subway to come home and rest. Its a schorcher out there!


BTW, last night we tried out Bianca as recommend by a poster on TripAdvisor. It was great! We chose it over Don Giovannis because Bianca seemed more authentic italian and we wanted something we couldn't get at home. It was great, loud, and crowded! My mom got the salmon which was AMAZING. It was cooked perfectly. I got the spinach and ricotta ravioli which was awesome as well! Also very reasonably priced. The tables were so close together and it was very dark but it was neat because it was an authentic New York restaurant. By the time we left, there was a considerable wait at the bar next door to get in. 


Now we are headed to Capitol Grill for the pre-fixe theatre dinner and then War Horse!! Cheers!