For Jared's quarter break we went to NYC for a week just the two of us. We rode the train to Philadelphia one day too which was really fun. We LOVED New York, we loved the time together, and we loved seeing it the way the locals would. We went with no real agenda and took it day by day. Central Park was definitely a fave, especially with the early Fall weather and leaves falling it made it feel so nice. There were so many pictures that we took (I have more on FB if you want to see), but here are a couple highlights! We can't wait to go back someday!
Classic...NYC
View of Manhattan from the plane...Central Park is what you see in the middle- it's huge!
We stayed in a condo on Strivers Row in Harlem (wikopedia it if you enjoy cool history!). We wanted to do NYC like locals would and part of that meant not staying in a hotel in Times Square. We loved Harlem...the rich history...they uniqueness of it...and I'm not going to lie the soul food we had our first night felt like we were in Jared's Aunt Sweets kitchen in St. Louis...it was food for our soul for sure!
Breakfast along the Hudson River boardwalk
Stopping for a break in the Chelsea neighborhood-notice the purple door? I could have taken pictures of cool doors everyday in NY- they were all so different!
This is how pizza is delivered in NYC!
Chelsea Market...a foodies Disneyland. I loved it!
Columbus Circle
The Subway...they should have this in every city. We loved the ease of transportation on this trip!
Central Park in the early Fall...beautiful
View of the Plaza Hotel from C.P.
Bethseda Fountain in C.P.
The Mall in C.P....recognize this from some movie scenes?
Shake Shack burger and fries...a local "must" in NYC that I read about on some blogs. It was mouth watering!
Brunch at Tartine in Greenwich Village
View of Manhattan from the rooftop at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Outside the Met
We did A LOT of walking!
The Bull in the Financial District 
Just a cool photo opp in one of the neighborhoods we walked through
Jared with two guys who are part of the Ground Zero rebuild. It was a humbling and neat experience going down there!
Hudson River and Jersey City in the back. Walked along the boardwalk on the east side of Manhattan all the way down to the tip of Manhattan.
Statue of Liberty
Grimaldi's Pizza in Brooklyn...they say it's #1 in NYC and we believe them! :)
On the Staten Island Ferry...Lady Liberty and the Adams
We walked across the Brooklyn Bridge
City Hall in Philadelphia
Cupcake shop in Philly- they were the cutest and most creative cupcakes I've ever seen...I loved the ice cream sundae ones on the bottom shelf.
Ben Franklin Library
This is where the US Senate first met waaaayyyyy back when.
Visiting the Liberty Bell in Philly
Jim's Steaks in Philly- had our cheesesteaks here because we heard this is where the locals go. I told Jared after I ate mine that I wanted another one...it was that good!
Times Square
Radio City Music Hall in Midtown
Columbia University- cool campus and it definitely feels Ivy League!
Jared getting street food outside of Columbia University. You can't leave NY and not have tried street food!
Our favorite part of NYC was Central Park I think...it was just so beautiful!
The Reservoir in Central Park
People are so active in NYC- we loved it! Bikers and runners getting their workout on in Central Park.
St. John's Cathedral on the Upper West side
