Well today was the last day & we definately wanted to make the most of it-
Up to finish off packing but ended up packing a little carrier bag with bits to keep warm 'just incase' Took the bags down to reception & left abi our keys to check us out. As we wanted to get going !
Grabbed a quick muffin and cofee, sweatner & cranberry of course & headed on our way. Managed to get out the door by 9.30 which meant we had an hour and half until most of the shops opened. So we decided to walk up the right hans side of 5th Ave & take photos of the shop windows to get to central park, have breaky and then do the shops we needed to for research, the do the left handside on the way back.
All the stores we saw along 5th Ave put so much thought into shop displays, layout & in particular the windows. It was pure art work, exquisitly designed to leave a lasting imprint or entice buyers in. The creativity see was overwhelming in some areas. Working to entice customers in who may have not been able to shop there normally to spend a little to gain an experience & own a piece of a particular brand.
Walking along 5th Ave we saw the public library, slightly gutted that i didnt get to go inside but the building architecturally was absolutely phennominal. One thing just made this day as an overall day possibly theee best. Walking along after taking a very tourist looking photo, we saw Grand central Station. So not only did i get to see the sex in the city 'carrie jilted set' but i had images of madagascar animals particularly melvin running around !
From what looks like a pretty average builing from the exterior, concealed in the back streets, the interior did not fail to impress. Again Rhianna became thankful for yet another awsome sight I introduced her too (not that im being bgiheaded of course) I had imagined however the desk in the middle and the clock to be slightly bigger however it was still such a beautiful building. Shiney, grand yet tasteful and it made me smile extatically
Walking out, my mood had elevated immensly & it was obvious, I was singing all the way back to 5th Ave !
Back on track to the window shopping we can across Gucci whic is at the base of Trump Tower ("Gucci which is spelt like Gucki" friends haha) & decided to have a sneeky peek inside the Trump bit. Oh my goodness it was elaborate, ornate and there to show wealth that was for sure. it had indoor waterfall, gold, marble, spot lighting everywhere it was amazing but very showy offy !
Had to double check with one of the security guards what trump actually did....the conversation went something like this
Me: Excuse me, i was wondering whether you could help us. I know this is going to bevery embarrasing & a stupid question that i probably already know the answer too but could you remind me what donald trump actually does.... (of course i had no clue in the first place)
Security: Gives me the are stupid or something look & the oh my god did she seriously just ask that question stare and finally says a realter, hes an immensly famous home and buisness prosperity realter
Me: oh yes i remember now thank you for your help !& leave at a serious pace !
We headed to the apple mack store which is situated underneath the famous toy store FAO schwarz, we asked the greater on the door if he could suggest a place to eat a hearty american breakfast close by. Pondering for a while he suggests 2 delis down the street 2 blocks down.
Oh my lord, it was amazing very very bad and all I kept picturing the stupid flora proactive adverts about lowering cholesterol but oh my gwadddd it was soooo good. 3 massive pancakes with butter and maple cyrup, i also had a buttered plain bagel & eff muffin & 2 coffees to share ! felt like I had been initiated into the american dream club at this point.
So successfully caloriefied, we totted off to the infamous central park. Really wanted to get a horse ride around for a bit but at $30 for the first 15 mins and $10 every ten after i didnt quite have enough pennies to rub together to afford it.
So we walked towards central park zoo but didnt have time to go in but didnt have time to go in but you could actually see some of the animals such as the sea lions it again reminded me of the film madagascar in partiucalr the penguins "smile and wave boys, smile and wave" There was one sea lion clearly basking in the all the kiddies attention & was upright& proud on a little rocky bit. I was half expecting him start pulling some shapes like the lion alex does in the film. The sights you could see from the park however were again phenonimal. The contrast of the man made skyline towering above the seemingly natural park with trees entwining into the back drop was amazing.
Of course central park is man made in the sense it has been sculpted into the shape & levels by hand. Very much as if it were an actual piece of art. Quite ironic due to it pictureqsue, artistic feel.
The icerink inside made up for the fact I didnt get to see the lakes inside. Shame but probably a good thing oterwse probably would of burst out into a chessy enchanted disney song lol.
Omg totally forgot about the squirrel which were so close too which reminded me of the chipmunk thing in enchanted
so headed o
ver to barneys, which was what i had expected Macy's to look a lot more like. It epitomised every designer store I had see, plain, elegant chic where the focus was on the pieces not the presentation like a gallery, pieces hung loosely & spaciously to gain full impact of the piece, it was to observe & take in the reason why you spend so much money on the piece. Very few sizes so as to imply exclusivity & luxury. Not cluttered pieces of art to puruz at your leisure. Seating was evem provided. Assistants were very attentive, no snobbery. Potentially trying to make sure we didnt do anything wrong but very nice.
One partiucular dress, flapperesque, gorgeous fully beaded wonderful awe inspiring craftsmanship. very heavy but extremely detailed. Price $4899!
The window dis
plays made me laugh created using fortune cookies, a true dedication to mine & rhiannas eventful evenings in New York, it really made me smile immensly. So on the way to Bloomingdales we popped into the infamous pottery barn. Again such a friends moment with pottery barn, pheobe, ross & rachel. It was full of lovely things it really was which were at an ok price. It reminded me of a more upmarket infact no it had many similarities to Habitat I debated buying a reindeer piece for my mum, which i later went back & bought for my mum. As i didnt really find anything i could afford & easily take back in bloomingdales.
So we went to Bloomingdales & it was certainly a different atmosphere to Barneys more like a debenhams feel but with far more prestigious brands, infact the lobby area we walked into reminded me of a departure lounge with the individual shop like areas for brands such as Chanel, LV, mulberry etc. They were really pushing my perfume, again anothr flash back from friends with joey dressed up & fighting with the cowboy perfume pusher.... to be continued
Up to finish off packing but ended up packing a little carrier bag with bits to keep warm 'just incase' Took the bags down to reception & left abi our keys to check us out. As we wanted to get going !
Grabbed a quick muffin and cofee, sweatner & cranberry of course & headed on our way. Managed to get out the door by 9.30 which meant we had an hour and half until most of the shops opened. So we decided to walk up the right hans side of 5th Ave & take photos of the shop windows to get to central park, have breaky and then do the shops we needed to for research, the do the left handside on the way back.
All the stores we saw along 5th Ave put so much thought into shop displays, layout & in particular the windows. It was pure art work, exquisitly designed to leave a lasting imprint or entice buyers in. The creativity see was overwhelming in some areas. Working to entice customers in who may have not been able to shop there normally to spend a little to gain an experience & own a piece of a particular brand.
Walking along 5th Ave we saw the public library, slightly gutted that i didnt get to go inside but the building architecturally was absolutely phennominal. One thing just made this day as an overall day possibly theee best. Walking along after taking a very tourist looking photo, we saw Grand central Station. So not only did i get to see the sex in the city 'carrie jilted set' but i had images of madagascar animals particularly melvin running around !
From what looks like a pretty average builing from the exterior, concealed in the back streets, the interior did not fail to impress. Again Rhianna became thankful for yet another awsome sight I introduced her too (not that im being bgiheaded of course) I had imagined however the desk in the middle and the clock to be slightly bigger however it was still such a beautiful building. Shiney, grand yet tasteful and it made me smile extatically
Walking out, my mood had elevated immensly & it was obvious, I was singing all the way back to 5th Ave !
Back on track to the window shopping we can across Gucci whic is at the base of Trump Tower ("Gucci which is spelt like Gucki" friends haha) & decided to have a sneeky peek inside the Trump bit. Oh my goodness it was elaborate, ornate and there to show wealth that was for sure. it had indoor waterfall, gold, marble, spot lighting everywhere it was amazing but very showy offy !
Had to double check with one of the security guards what trump actually did....the conversation went something like this
Me: Excuse me, i was wondering whether you could help us. I know this is going to bevery embarrasing & a stupid question that i probably already know the answer too but could you remind me what donald trump actually does.... (of course i had no clue in the first place)
Security: Gives me the are stupid or something look & the oh my god did she seriously just ask that question stare and finally says a realter, hes an immensly famous home and buisness prosperity realter
Me: oh yes i remember now thank you for your help !& leave at a serious pace !
We headed to the apple mack store which is situated underneath the famous toy store FAO schwarz, we asked the greater on the door if he could suggest a place to eat a hearty american breakfast close by. Pondering for a while he suggests 2 delis down the street 2 blocks down.
Oh my lord, it was amazing very very bad and all I kept picturing the stupid flora proactive adverts about lowering cholesterol but oh my gwadddd it was soooo good. 3 massive pancakes with butter and maple cyrup, i also had a buttered plain bagel & eff muffin & 2 coffees to share ! felt like I had been initiated into the american dream club at this point.
So successfully caloriefied, we totted off to the infamous central park. Really wanted to get a horse ride around for a bit but at $30 for the first 15 mins and $10 every ten after i didnt quite have enough pennies to rub together to afford it.
So we walked towards central park zoo but didnt have time to go in but didnt have time to go in but you could actually see some of the animals such as the sea lions it again reminded me of the film madagascar in partiucalr the penguins "smile and wave boys, smile and wave" There was one sea lion clearly basking in the all the kiddies attention & was upright& proud on a little rocky bit. I was half expecting him start pulling some shapes like the lion alex does in the film. The sights you could see from the park however were again phenonimal. The contrast of the man made skyline towering above the seemingly natural park with trees entwining into the back drop was amazing.
Of course central park is man made in the sense it has been sculpted into the shape & levels by hand. Very much as if it were an actual piece of art. Quite ironic due to it pictureqsue, artistic feel.
The icerink inside made up for the fact I didnt get to see the lakes inside. Shame but probably a good thing oterwse probably would of burst out into a chessy enchanted disney song lol.
Omg totally forgot about the squirrel which were so close too which reminded me of the chipmunk thing in enchanted
so headed o
ver to barneys, which was what i had expected Macy's to look a lot more like. It epitomised every designer store I had see, plain, elegant chic where the focus was on the pieces not the presentation like a gallery, pieces hung loosely & spaciously to gain full impact of the piece, it was to observe & take in the reason why you spend so much money on the piece. Very few sizes so as to imply exclusivity & luxury. Not cluttered pieces of art to puruz at your leisure. Seating was evem provided. Assistants were very attentive, no snobbery. Potentially trying to make sure we didnt do anything wrong but very nice.One partiucular dress, flapperesque, gorgeous fully beaded wonderful awe inspiring craftsmanship. very heavy but extremely detailed. Price $4899!
The window dis
plays made me laugh created using fortune cookies, a true dedication to mine & rhiannas eventful evenings in New York, it really made me smile immensly. So on the way to Bloomingdales we popped into the infamous pottery barn. Again such a friends moment with pottery barn, pheobe, ross & rachel. It was full of lovely things it really was which were at an ok price. It reminded me of a more upmarket infact no it had many similarities to Habitat I debated buying a reindeer piece for my mum, which i later went back & bought for my mum. As i didnt really find anything i could afford & easily take back in bloomingdales.
So we went to Bloomingdales & it was certainly a different atmosphere to Barneys more like a debenhams feel but with far more prestigious brands, infact the lobby area we walked into reminded me of a departure lounge with the individual shop like areas for brands such as Chanel, LV, mulberry etc. They were really pushing my perfume, again anothr flash back from friends with joey dressed up & fighting with the cowboy perfume pusher.... to be continued
