[ Grand Central, United Nations, Times Square, MoMa ]
On the fifth day, we took the subway uptown and got off at Rockefeller Station again, to walk to Grand Central. Yes, you can take the subway straight to Grand Central but on the line we were it was easier to just walk from the outside than to transfer lines. So that is what we did. We didn't really explore the depths of Grand Central at all. We just walked into the main building and took some pictures and people watched. It was beautiful but quite busy, as you would imagine. The lighting was also pretty bad so my pictures didn't really turn out.
Afterwards we walked over the United Nations.
While Bailey and I are both very interested in politics and the united nations as an organization, neither of us really enjoyed the tour. I'm not sure if it was because if it was because our tour guide was pretty annoying or if it was just because all the information was quite 'dumbed down'. Either way, neither of us really thought it was worth going to. Although, for $11 and a couple hours of our time, it was the end of the world. Keep in mind, however, that to get in you have to go through airport-esque security and get rid of all liquids. So don't buy a water bottle right before going; get some inside.
Afterwards we meandered back towards the theatre district. We went back past Rockefeller, Radio City Music Hall and moved on towards Times Square. We also spent quite a bit of time looking for someplace to eat, without much success. We ended up getting McDonald's off of Times Square. Not what we had in mind, but we were pretty hungry and gave up looking for a more unique affordable option in that area. Times Square was quite busy (as expected) so we pretty much just checked it out, took a couple pictures and got the heck out of there. Not, however, before being accosted by a man trying to sell us 'cheap' tickets to a comedy show that night. Somehow (i'm still not 100% sure how it happened) we ended up buying the tickets. Luckily it was only around $20 each.
We then headed back to the hotel to freshen up a bit before we set off to see the MoMa (museum of modern art). Friday's the museum is free from 4-8pm and we took advantage of that. We were both glad that we did since we both both insanely tired and didn't really enjoy it that much. As far as museums go, it was pretty cool and fun to check out. I enjoyed seeing some of the paintings from my art history textbook in real life.
Afterwards we headed to the aforementioned comedy show. We did double check that the venue was legit (according to google), just in case. It was at Dangerfield's, a dive on the Upper East Side (anyone familiar with the city can see the irony in that I am sure). The show was alright, it was basically improv. However, on top of the $20/person entry charge (same price at the door, fyi. so don't bother with the times square tix) there is a 2 drink minimum. And the drinks are expensive. Beers are $9 each. And they add gratuity on that. Not highly recommended, overall.
Again, we took the subway back afterwards. It was late but we actually felt quite safe. The NYC subway isn't nearly as sketch as it's made out to be.
other recommendations: don't buy tickets for anything from people in times square. duh.
daily costs: cupcake at sprinkles (VERY recommended): $3.50 / dinner (at some awful Italian place near dangerfields): $25 / dangerfields tickets: $20 each / un tour: $11 each
We went to see Joel McHale without being familiar with his stand-up and found the whole comedy club experience to be a disappointment as well. Even though we bought the tickets in advance, there was still a cover and a 2 drink minimum. So lame!
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