Heather and I had a three day weekend, so we went to NY to visit our friend Aaron again and do big city life. I already posted pictures. The first round of pictures with my new camera, the Panasonic DMC-G1.

For my own record keeping, below is a quick list of what we did. Skip it if you don't care.

Saturday (Valentine's Day)

• Ate bagels in Queens
  
• Went to Hell's Kitchen Market
• Ate Brunch at Esperanto in the East Village
• Coffee and market shopping in Union Square
• Walked to Magnolia Bakery
• Bought and ate cupcakes
• Shopped on Bleeker Street in the West Village
• Walked to the Hudson River, looked for planes in the water
• Got Tea on llth
• Ate Valentine's Dinner at Miracle Bar and Grill
• Subway to Brooklyn
• Attended Piano, Cello, Violin concert in the Old Stone House (site of the battle of Brooklyn)
• Went to a wine lounge in Brooklyn with Aaron and friend Katie
  
• Drank wine until 2am

Sunday

• Ate bagels in Queens
• Checked out Battery Park
• Took ferry to Staten Island
• and back
• Walked through Wall Street
• Went to Brooklyn Heights to Grimaldi's Pizza (voted best in NY)
• Walked back to Manhattan across Brooklyn Bridge
• Checked out the WTC site
• Got overwhelmed by Century 21
• Went back to Union Square
• Got Tasti D Lite
• Went to Max Brenner Chocolate for mochas
• Went to the Sock Man and looked at socks
• Got Japanese food for dinner
• Went to the upper east side to the Carlyle
• Drank fancy drinks at Bemelmans, enjoyed the murals, and chatted with supposed billionaires
  
• Looked for Carie's apartment

Monday

• Ate bagels in Queens
• Went to Rockefeller Plaza
• Went to the top of the rock
• 'Shopped' Fifth Ave
• Went to Saks
• Walked through Central Park
• Ate more cupcakes from Monday
• Explored the upper east side
• got Italian for lunch
• Walked Broadway to Times Square
• Went to Bryant Park because it was fashion week
• Tried to go into the library on 5th (closed)
• Bought some cookies at Magnolia
• Came home