It was another lazy morning for us (surprise, surprise), and we didn’t start moving until around 1:30pm when John returned home from his day of classes. At that time, John, Rob, Brett and I went out to Galloway Diner, for a late breakfast/lunch. Afterwards, we returned back to the apartment to shower, play Rock Band on their XBox360, and gather our belongings before saying goodbye and heading towards New York City around 4:30pm. We would like to thank Rob, John and Andrew for their hospitality and such a great time.
It took more than 3 hours for us to drive into Manhattan, which was partially due to the fact that we drove during rush hour and therefore had to fight copious amounts of traffic. We were supposed to meet with Brett’s friend Dave for dinner, but because we got into the city so late we have decided to meet for dinner tomorrow night. Instead, we met my friend Preston at his apartment in the Upper East Side, and made the short drive to Maya for dinner on his recommendation. New York City is currently in the middle of Restaurant Week, when a large number of restaurants have alternative fixed menus that are significantly less expensive then the individual items would be when ordered a la carte. We started with freshly prepared guacamole in addition to our chips and salsa, which was incredibly good. While Preston chose steak from the prix-fixe menu, Brett had a soup to start followed by cheese enchiladas, and I had a soup to start followed by a mixed salad. While our starters were quite good, I think Brett and I were somewhat disappointed by our entrées. Nevertheless, the restaurant had a cozy, friendly atmosphere and our Mexican experience was far better than most.
After leaving Maya we dropped Preston off at home before heading over the Williamsburg Bridge to reach Brooklyn. We are staying with Diego and Elena, two of Brett’s friends with whom he worked at The Daily Campus, in their Williamsburg apartment. They leave early (9am) for work, so we will actually get out to experience a significant amount of daylight tomorrow! We plan to do “touristy things,” but haven’t exactly decided what that entails yet.
Also, if you haven’t noticed, we finally hit 200 days! It feels like just yesterday that we hit day 100. The time certainly has flown by.
<3 J
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