NYC Day 2

Rain was predicted, and voila! the weather website predicted right!! Walked out bundled up for the chill winds and cold drizzle… this was our first day on our own (and I mean it! None of the guys answered our calls cuz they were all busy) and we did not expect the totally damp day would make us cranky and irritated…
First stop was grand central terminal… we reached there just around lunch time, and were positively starved… after a couple of pics here and there, and after giving rash a crash-course in the importance of this place in the movie Madagascar, we headed to their food court… when you are spoilt for choice like here, hunger takes a backseat and eating some fancy takes top priority.. and that is exactly what we did.. 30 min after reaching the place, we decided on pizza (what else?) I ordered the Sicilian pizza (ok! Someone tricked me into believing NY pizza is thick crust… it is NOT!!) with loads of veggies and little cheese… rash had her cheesy Stromboli and Partho doubled his chicken pizza slice… One pic later, we attacked our food… and walked out after a dozen more pics…

Toys R Us was next on the cards… the ferris wheel and my face lit up… what made me happier still was the fact that it was open to ‘adults’… after spending 1.5 hrs walking in the store, and getting lord knows how many pics with the dinosaur, lego toys, cooing about their stuffed toys and everything else they have… we marched to the ferris wheel queue… there we saw that we had to wait another 1.5 hrs for the ride.. my puppy dog eyes did not work on either Partho or rash and we marched out of the toys r us store into macys…

World’s largest store having their biggest sale, and we went right in… it took us a good 45 min to find decent deals even with their upto 70% discounts (oh well, a Michael Kors bag for $150 after 50% off isn’t my idea of discounts)… as rash and I went from aisle to aisle and floor to floor searching for everything from gloves to jackets, Partho was seething.. he called every 5 min to check our shopping status… and our default answer was always ‘give us 5 min’… finally, we found jackets to match our style and budget… and our answer to his call was ‘we are at billing’… 15-20 minutes later rash and I walked out with giant macys bags.. Partho had exited onto a different street… and found telling us ‘I am in front of a hoarding that reads NYC style’ very helpful… after another 10 min walk in the rain searching for the hoarding (and him), we saw it… what Partho did not realize was the magic words for any girl is to mention the next store… in this case, JC Penneys!!

After that we embarked on a journey to Lexington avenue to feast on some masala dosa at Saravana Bhavan… without the address in hand, we went to the subway and got into the train with a vague idea of where we had to get off… surprise! Surprise! We reached the place in one shot… then started the search for the restaurant… I wasn’t too keen on the place coz NJ branch was so disappointing… but my doubts about the restaurant was the least of our problems… we did not know where to go!! Plain and simple… so called nandy who was home, and asked her to read directions from google maps… we got them.. and still missed our way… called her back 2-3 times before common sense prevailed and we simply asked the people around for directions… after heading in the wrong direction for the longest time in tat cold rain, we saw the place.. and walked in!!! ate like we have not seen food in a week…. And paid the bill, and asked the guy at the hotel for subway directions… again, surprise surprise… reached home in one shot… and went straight to bed… each one happy in their own way… Partho coz of his dosa n masala milk n hot wheels car…. Rash coz of her denim jacket… and me, toys r us souvenir and 2 more sweaters!!