Going on holiday in the US, need advice from down state NY'ers!
Need advice from the locals!
Wednesday, April 18, 2007 by PixelPirate | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
This summer I'm going to USA for 2 weeks on vacation. My girlfriends dad turns 60, so he's taking us over there to visit some family they have in Salt Lake City.
But first my girlfriend and I are taking some days for ourself in New York, if SD is open July 5-6, we'll drop by there too before continuing to SLC.
As it is now, we'll probably fly to Newark Airport on June 29. We'll need to find a hotel near La Guardia since that's where we'll be flying from when we leave again. What is the area around La Guardia called? Is it Uptown, Downtown, West End? Would be nice to know when we book a hotel. What's the charge in taxis over there? How far is it from Newark to La Guardia?
So we have around 5 days in NY and were wondering what to see. There's the Lady of Liberty of course, Ground Zero, Central Park, Manhattan. We're there on July 4th too, that's probably gonna be a blast. Where should we go in NY to experience that? What else is there to see you would recommend?
And I don't know anything about Utah and Salt Lake City. There's a lot of nature to see around that part of the country I believe, but what should be go see there? Grand Canyon isn't that far away is it?
Any recommendations are welcome.
But first my girlfriend and I are taking some days for ourself in New York, if SD is open July 5-6, we'll drop by there too before continuing to SLC.
As it is now, we'll probably fly to Newark Airport on June 29. We'll need to find a hotel near La Guardia since that's where we'll be flying from when we leave again. What is the area around La Guardia called? Is it Uptown, Downtown, West End? Would be nice to know when we book a hotel. What's the charge in taxis over there? How far is it from Newark to La Guardia?
So we have around 5 days in NY and were wondering what to see. There's the Lady of Liberty of course, Ground Zero, Central Park, Manhattan. We're there on July 4th too, that's probably gonna be a blast. Where should we go in NY to experience that? What else is there to see you would recommend?
And I don't know anything about Utah and Salt Lake City. There's a lot of nature to see around that part of the country I believe, but what should be go see there? Grand Canyon isn't that far away is it?
Any recommendations are welcome.
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PixelPirate
Reply #2 Wednesday, April 18, 2007 9:23 AM
Reply #2 Wednesday, April 18, 2007 9:23 AM
Thanks WOM, we'll check airports again tonight and see if we can avoid La Guardia and stick with Newark. 
jpkylegirl
Reply #3 Wednesday, April 18, 2007 10:04 AM
Reply #3 Wednesday, April 18, 2007 10:04 AM
According to my Holiday list, SD should be open July 5 - 6th.
Oh wow... NYC... I haven't been there in ages. I used to be able to tell you a lot about it, but it's been at least 16 or 17 years since I've been there. Subways may be faster/cheaper.
Walking is definitely faster than driving... where all the action is anyway. I would recommend seeing a show on Broadway. I don't know what's out there this year... but the last time I was there, it was Cats. I'm not sure if Times Square will have anything special going on during the 4th or not. Times Square is where the biggest New Year's Eve party is.
Here's a link to NYC visitor and convention bureau... http://www.nycvisit.com/home/index.cfm
Here's another link, but I never checked it out... but might be worth looking in to. http://iloveny.state.ny.us/
Have fun!!
~Nickie
Oh wow... NYC... I haven't been there in ages. I used to be able to tell you a lot about it, but it's been at least 16 or 17 years since I've been there. Subways may be faster/cheaper.
Walking is definitely faster than driving... where all the action is anyway. I would recommend seeing a show on Broadway. I don't know what's out there this year... but the last time I was there, it was Cats. I'm not sure if Times Square will have anything special going on during the 4th or not. Times Square is where the biggest New Year's Eve party is.
Here's a link to NYC visitor and convention bureau... http://www.nycvisit.com/home/index.cfm
Here's another link, but I never checked it out... but might be worth looking in to. http://iloveny.state.ny.us/
Have fun!!
~Nickie
vStyler
Reply #4 Wednesday, April 18, 2007 10:13 AM
Reply #4 Wednesday, April 18, 2007 10:13 AM
When i stopped in NYC en route to Atlanta, I grabbed a famous loaded NYC hot dog and promptly spilled it all over my pants.. I had a few hours so I decided I'll go outside the airport and look around.. I got about 5 feet outside the sliding doors and couldn't stand the fishy sorta harbor smell.. so I went back inside and just waited.
Not a thrilling visit to NYC....never been back.
Not a thrilling visit to NYC....never been back.
WOM
Reply #5 Wednesday, April 18, 2007 6:12 PM
Reply #5 Wednesday, April 18, 2007 6:12 PM
Lasse, joetheblow is from NY and I know there are a lot more. What ya need to do is start a thread saying something like...need help from down state NYers. Then list the what & where ya want to visit and see.
Uvah
Reply #6 Wednesday, April 18, 2007 7:46 PM
Reply #6 Wednesday, April 18, 2007 7:46 PM
Used to live in Brooklyn NY. Been 10 years since I've seen it last. Wom is right...La Guardia is a bit far and the taxis'll take you broke in a heartbeat. Once you get to NYC proper check out Times Square...totally redone...Afterwards you can check out Greenwich Village, South Street Seaport...take a ferry ride to Bear Mountain (a four hour trip).
Quite a few places. There's a tour bus that'll take you around town and show you the sites too. Have fun
Quite a few places. There's a tour bus that'll take you around town and show you the sites too. Have fun
511b
Reply #7 Wednesday, April 18, 2007 8:59 PM
Reply #7 Wednesday, April 18, 2007 8:59 PM
Salt Lake City and the surrounding areas AMAZAZING!! Zion National and Bryce National Parks would be my best bets the scenery is amazing but I'm a bit of a nature type, not to mention a geology student. It might be a little warm coming with the temps dropping at night to fairly chilly (freezing and below. I'm not much of a city person though, sorry... 
PurrBall
Reply #8 Wednesday, April 18, 2007 9:05 PM
Reply #8 Wednesday, April 18, 2007 9:05 PM
Don't come to Maine, most of us here at least
are stuck in our homes because of downed trees. Some don't even have power.. I guess I lucked out!
are stuck in our homes because of downed trees. Some don't even have power.. I guess I lucked out!
seldomseen
Reply #9 Wednesday, April 18, 2007 9:52 PM
Reply #9 Wednesday, April 18, 2007 9:52 PM
SLC? Check out all the stuff to do in the mountains!(Wasatch Front). Sundance(Film Festival dates?). Grand Canyon? You'd want to fly or drive, maybe to Flagstaff and back to SLC. Hotel/motels, etc, lots cheaper and more numerous in Flag. That way you'd get to see Oak Creek Canyon maybe... & town drunks at red lights
Check out Hopi Indians and three mesas. My old stomping grounds at one time. Old Oraibi village is the most primitive and holiest.... Canyon deChelley("de shay") and Anazazi cliffdwellings. Stand in four states at a time. Lemme know if you want info on currently active Mormon polygamist towns.
Be sure to bring knee-high tough leather boots! Huge rattlesnakes everywhere in July!
Should be nice & warm by then. We're about a 5-hr-drive north of SLC & it's snowing right now
Just kidding about the snakes; standard tourist line to keep 'em away, the heathens
Check out Hopi Indians and three mesas. My old stomping grounds at one time. Old Oraibi village is the most primitive and holiest.... Canyon deChelley("de shay") and Anazazi cliffdwellings. Stand in four states at a time. Lemme know if you want info on currently active Mormon polygamist towns.
Be sure to bring knee-high tough leather boots! Huge rattlesnakes everywhere in July!
Should be nice & warm by then. We're about a 5-hr-drive north of SLC & it's snowing right now
Just kidding about the snakes; standard tourist line to keep 'em away, the heathens
yrag
Reply #10 Wednesday, April 18, 2007 11:42 PM
Reply #10 Wednesday, April 18, 2007 11:42 PM
La Guardia is in Queens....you don't want to stay there. Get a room in Midtown Manhattan (that cuts it to one cab ride to the airport....if the guy wants a c note, get his hack number and call a cop). The Statue of Liberty you can see from the Westside...it's not much more exciting up close. The ferry will get you over and back in an hour if you really want to go. Unless you've never seen a tree, there's nothing in Central Park (except at night). If you're into history, I strongly recommend the Museum of Natural History on 79th...it can takes days to go through it. If you want a good chuckle, you can go to the UN over on 1st and walk upstairs to a General Assembly session. Take in a couple of Broadway shows at night....usually the hotel you stay at can give you suggestions and get you tickets. Use nothing but buses and subways during the time your there....and no...you won't get killed. If you drink alcohol, drink all you can while you're in NY....Utah is dry..............
Have a blast. We're crazy, but that's half the fun.......
WWW Link
Have a blast. We're crazy, but that's half the fun.......
WWW Link
PixelPirate
Reply #11 Thursday, April 19, 2007 4:48 AM
Reply #11 Thursday, April 19, 2007 4:48 AM
Thanks for the tips so far guys! We'll make a list on paper and see how much we have time for.
Change of plans: We'll be in MI June 29th to July 2nd and visit Stardock that monday and fly to NY at night. Then on to SLC July 7th.
We'll only fly to and from Newark airport, so we can explore NY from that area.
We'll stay away from taxis, probably walk around a lot, I like that, but I suppose we should try the subway sometime too.
Yrag, what's a c note?
Change of plans: We'll be in MI June 29th to July 2nd and visit Stardock that monday and fly to NY at night. Then on to SLC July 7th.
We'll only fly to and from Newark airport, so we can explore NY from that area.
We'll stay away from taxis, probably walk around a lot, I like that, but I suppose we should try the subway sometime too.
Yrag, what's a c note?
PixelPirate
Reply #13 Thursday, April 19, 2007 6:55 AM
Reply #13 Thursday, April 19, 2007 6:55 AM
Thanks Giz.
Would a Radisson Hotel on Lexington Avenue be a good choice for a hotel? Is it close to "all the good things" in the city?
Would a Radisson Hotel on Lexington Avenue be a good choice for a hotel? Is it close to "all the good things" in the city?
WOM
Reply #14 Thursday, April 19, 2007 8:08 AM
Reply #14 Thursday, April 19, 2007 8:08 AM
Damn, guess I'll have to check the map out, I thought LaGuardia was in the Bornx and Kennedy was in or near Queens.
seldomseen
Reply #15 Thursday, April 19, 2007 10:21 AM
Reply #15 Thursday, April 19, 2007 10:21 AM
Just remembered: If you like mountain/all-terrain bicycling, check out Moab, Utah, 'near' SLC. Quaint little town, good restaurants, a cyclists playground! 
yrag
Reply #17 Thursday, April 19, 2007 11:23 AM
It's perfect. Any hotel between 50th and 42nd Street and 3rd and 6th Ave (Ave of the Americas) is good.
Reply #17 Thursday, April 19, 2007 11:23 AM
Radisson Hotel on Lexington Avenue
It's perfect. Any hotel between 50th and 42nd Street and 3rd and 6th Ave (Ave of the Americas) is good.
seldomseen
Reply #19 Thursday, April 19, 2007 11:43 AM
Bear-mace(large) is available at local sporting-goods' stores
That's why they sell bottled water, everywhere. Even the highest creeks and streams, above timberline, have giardia from small animals. Bring a filter if you're camping. Whiskey works, too...
Reply #19 Thursday, April 19, 2007 11:43 AM
and no...you won't get killed
Bear-mace(large) is available at local sporting-goods' stores
Don't drink the water
That's why they sell bottled water, everywhere. Even the highest creeks and streams, above timberline, have giardia from small animals. Bring a filter if you're camping. Whiskey works, too...
Adamness
Reply #20 Thursday, April 19, 2007 4:59 PM
Reply #20 Thursday, April 19, 2007 4:59 PM
Too much to do in NYC to name. If you're an art lover, there's a ton of museums. Around 10th avenue between 18 and 25th streets, there are small galleries with some neat stuff (and a lot of crap.) There's the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which I think everyone should go to at least once. There's the Museum of Modern Art, which I also think everyone should go to at least once. The Guggenheim is pretty cool to see, even if you don't go in.
There's the typical tourist things like going up to the Empire State Building (I recommend going at night, but be prepared to wait in line.) Statue of Liberty, (again, lines.) Central Park has a nice little zoo. Broadway is good for musicals and big-name productions, but real theater is 'off-Broadway.' Walking around Chinatown and Little Italy is fun, plus there's a lot of good food. Someone mentioned the Natural History Museum, which is fantastic. Their Planetarium is really awesome, and they usually have a good IMAX movie playing. (some of this can get pricey, though)
Newark Airport is in New Jersey, but they have local trains running into Manhattan. Getting off at Penn Station gets you in a good area to explore.
Smaller boutique hotels are really great, but can get really expensive. ($300+ a night) There's a cheap hotel at 6th and 23rd my friends/family stays at to visit me, and they've never had problems with it, other than it being kind of bland. But at $100-150 a night, can't complain.
I also know a couple good restaurants around if you're curious.
Oh, and the water isn't that bad. It's not like it comes straight from the East River.
There's the typical tourist things like going up to the Empire State Building (I recommend going at night, but be prepared to wait in line.) Statue of Liberty, (again, lines.) Central Park has a nice little zoo. Broadway is good for musicals and big-name productions, but real theater is 'off-Broadway.' Walking around Chinatown and Little Italy is fun, plus there's a lot of good food. Someone mentioned the Natural History Museum, which is fantastic. Their Planetarium is really awesome, and they usually have a good IMAX movie playing. (some of this can get pricey, though)
Newark Airport is in New Jersey, but they have local trains running into Manhattan. Getting off at Penn Station gets you in a good area to explore.
Smaller boutique hotels are really great, but can get really expensive. ($300+ a night) There's a cheap hotel at 6th and 23rd my friends/family stays at to visit me, and they've never had problems with it, other than it being kind of bland. But at $100-150 a night, can't complain.
I also know a couple good restaurants around if you're curious.
Oh, and the water isn't that bad. It's not like it comes straight from the East River.
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Reply #1 Wednesday, April 18, 2007 8:50 AM