Wordy Wednesday: My Trip to New York

As previously mentioned, I went to New York last week for the Wisk Bubbles & Bubbly event.  I promised you all more pictures and information, so I thought Wordless Wordy Wednesday was a good time for that.

Flying is a big deal for me. Last year was the first time I had flown in 17 years. Changing elevations makes me queasy. Thankfully, this year I knew more what to expect at the airport so I was a little more relaxed.

Wisk sent a car to my house to take me to the airport. Then when I got to the airport, a driver came to take me to the hotel. I stayed at the Marcel Hotel in New York City. This was my first time in New York.

The driver that picked me up at the airport was crazy. It was 12:30 pm in NYC and he was in a hurry.  The previous nausea from the flight, the lack of food, his aggressive driving, and his overbearing cologne were almost more than I could handle.

My hotel room was very sheek . . . and small.  I have never seen a hotel room this small.  I figured this was probably normal for NYC.  It was just me staying in the room anyway, so it didn’t matter.  The blinds and the hanging light fixture also matched the bedding.  I wish I could have slept in this comfy bed for more than four hours.  

 The hotel had a nice outdoor patio on the 10th floor.  Here’s one of the views.

 After getting settled, I set out to find some lunch.  I had no clue where I was going, but I managed to find a funny Chinese Mexican fast food restaurant.  It was odd to me because the restaurant had been a Chinese restaurant.  The images on the walls were ones that you would normally see in a Chinese restaurant.  Even the menus looked that way.  The folks working there were Asian.  There were even the lit up menu picture items on the wall.  Everything looked like Chinese restaurant, except they served Mexican food.  I found the place interesting, so I ate there.  And here is a picture I took while walking through the city.  I am so sure that I looked like a tourist.  haha

I’ve already written about the Wisk Bubbles & Bubbly event, but I thought I’d show you a picture of some of the food we had at the party.  Doesn’t the image of cotton candy just make you happy? 

I had a great time in NYC.  I really regret that I didn’t have more time to stay and explore the city, but I had three kids waiting at home for me.  It was a treat to see some of the ladies that I met last year at the Pampers Mommy Blogger Event.  I also made some great new contacts for future projects and met some bloggers in person.

Well, that’s my overly wordy Wednesday.  How are things your way?

images (c) Karen Weideman