General trip advise please

Hi, I am planning a trip for up to a week for my wifes 40th b-day. she want%26#39;s to go to all the big stores macy%26#39;s etc. we both want to do a lot of sight seeing but we do prefer to walk to places as much as we can, so a fairly central location to all the best sight seeing areas would be good. places we would like to go are, all the big dept stores, central park, the bridges, esb, statue of lib. can you help with some ideas on what else to see, and a good location to stay. we don%26#39;t hang around when it come to sight seeing, so all suggestions will be welcome.

Many thanks.

General trip advise please

Anywhere in Midtown Manhattan sounds like it would be a good fit for you. So the question then becomes: what are your dates and what is your nightly budget?

General trip advise please

thanks for reply, we are trying to establish a good time to visit, i have heared that dec is very cold, we did Vegas in Dec08 and spent a fortune (but it was worth it), so we will be looking to budget this visit, any ideas on the cheapest time to visit or times of the year to avoid?????????

Thanks.

The cheapest time to come is right now, when all the Xmas lights come down, the trees are mulched, and the icy wind whips up to 30 miles per hour, and the daytime temps go to 20 F/-10C. Whoo-hooo, party time!

What is your lodging budget?

At the top of this forum is an FAQ ';sticky.'; Start perusing that now to get the basics. Also, a guide book and map wouldn%26#39;t hurt. They%26#39;re good investments.

A leisurely stroll across the Brooklyn Bridge back to the city

at twilight or night--depending on the weather--is one of the city%26#39;s most spectacular freebies.

If you want the feeling of living in New York rather than just visiting the 1871 House is magical with a great location on the Upper East Side.

http://www.1871house.com/

One of the nicest walks can be taken (again at dusk) after alate afternoon tea at Lady Mendle%26#39;s at the Inn at Irving. You wind through the ultra-elite neighborhood of Gramercy Park with its gorgeous brownstones and make your way to Madison Park across from the Flat-Iron building. The small park has a gorgeously lit backdrop of some of the city%26#39;s finest architecture.

One, too, can watch the skaters at Wolhman Rink in Central Park or skate there. It, too, has a backdrop of stunning lights from the buildings on Central Avenue South.

The Met Museum on a Friday night has a completely different

ambience than during the day and both the Temple of Dendur and the Hall of Medieval Sculpture are almost hypnotic.

Special treats include the coffee and Austrian jelly donuts ( or

strudel) at Cafe Sabarsky around the corner form the Met.

During warmer months, on Friday nights, the Cantor Rooftop Garden at the met as dusk descends on the city offers a stunning jewell of a panorama of city lights.

For the romantic, there is perhaps the city%26#39;s best kept-secret: a twilight or evening gondola ride on Central Park%26#39;s lake.

One other consideration might be the Prix-Fixed dinner at Metrazur on the West Balcony over looking Grand Central Station. The eye candy from this restaurant compensates for

the less than four-star fare.

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