ChinaTown

Another wonderful day, of course.  I slept in until about noon, then Steph and I ate our leftover pasta from Carmine's for lunch while watching Sex and the City in the city!  For some reason, it made the show so much more fun (:

After that I ventured out to Central Park for a bit.  She lives a few blocks away so it take barely any time to walk there.  Central Park is gigantic and I had absolutely no idea where I was.  I found a nice garden and some lakes and chilled for a while then headed back to her apartment.  I am excited to explore more on Monday. 

We took the subway to China Town, which was...interesting.  It was like crossing into a different country.  Our mission was to find some cheap designer purses.  Let me tell you, it was no easy feat.  When you walk down the street little Asians are saying to you under their breath "You want bags? Coach, Gucci, Chanel..." Then if you stop and say yes they get very serious demanding that you follow them.  We tried this a few times, first time we followed the guy a couple blocks then he waved us away because he saw a cop.  Eventually we found this rocking little Asian lady with what looked like a crimped mullett.  She lead us beside a building where she pulled a laminated paper from her pants with pictures of purses on it...very strange.  We found some we liked, haggled for a long time, started walking away, haggled some more, and finally agreed on a price.  They disappeared, brought our bags out and we gave them the cash.  The whole experience was very secretive and felt a little like the Asian Mafia.  But it was a success!

We also stopped at a Donut shop called Donut Planet which was amazing.  Steph got a Peanut Butter donut filled with jelly and I got an amazing chocolate one.  They also had carrot cake and some other spectacular flavors. 

We also stopped at MoMA (Museum of Modern Art) which I loved.  It was a really nice musem and had some awesome exhibits.  If I have time I might go back.  But our stomachs were yelling at us and it was time to get some food.  Tried some Halal food...chicken and rice and some interesting sauce, it was delicious. 

Hitting the town tonight! Check ya later!