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| Go Beyond Member Since: 30 Jan 2012 Location: Headcorn, Kent Posts: 6677  
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Just booked flights to New York in April so that I can propose to my girlfriend of 9 years (hopefully she'll say yes
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Any suggestions for places to visit, we are staying on Broadway, that are a bit different (we've been previously a few years ago and visited the usual suspects, Empire State, Ground Zero, Statue of Liberty etc. already) Thank you  |
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31st Dec 2015 4:42pm |
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| ericvv Member Since: 02 Jun 2011 Location: Near the Jet d'Eau Posts: 5816  
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The Met (Metropolitan Museum of Art), Central Park, go jogging early morning with your girlfriend there around The Reservoir like the real New Yorkers do, ask your hotel if you can rent a couple of bikes for early sunday morning and go biking through and around Central Park, again like the New Yorkers do.
Also worth these days is the Meat Packing District which is booming, then the MOMA in Mid Town, and the Guggenheim museum. And I recommend to reserve dinner one evening at Balthazar in Spring Street, which is the heart of Soho, another popular district. Balthazar is a french brasserie, always bustling (so not your typical face to face candle light dinner), but a really impressive place. They take reservations one month ahead I think, check their website. Now, if you want a great place for a high quality romantic breakfast (or even better sunday brunch), I can recommend Sarabeth's East on Madison and 92nd. That is also a very nice area of town to discover, the upper East side where the white money lives. Book a show ahead of time, Mamma Mia for instance, I can assure you that it's a spectacular experience. Eric P.S. by the way, I know someone who proposed on top of the Empire State Building and she said yes. You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation.
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31st Dec 2015 5:21pm |
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| Inigo Member Since: 13 Nov 2011 Location: Kent Posts: 617 
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The High Line - a disused railway above street level that has been turned into a garden and walkway with lots of arty stuff going on.
Top of the rock - Rockefeller centre - views of the Empire State rather than from it. Also some odd art/science installations at the top. |
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31st Dec 2015 6:13pm |
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| LR90XS2011 Member Since: 05 Apr 2011 Location: bickenhill Posts: 3639 
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Matt
if you can alter your tickets extend your stay in the US and visit Washington and Boston both reasonably close to New York by train and both fantastic cities and the train journey between them is great, I also always contact the hotels in advance specifying why I am visiting (in your case a proposal) and quite often this results in an upgrade or some champers or something FOC Good luck DEFENDER 90 TDCI XS, I hope everyone is well and your land rovers make you happy |
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31st Dec 2015 6:21pm |
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| Edzi Member Since: 20 Sep 2015 Location: London Posts: 279 
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That's great news Matt
Another vote for the Highline; it's simply brilliant. I'd suggest doing a load of research on great restaurants that will cater to your pallet. I had the best steak ever in NYC and the restaurant was simply amazing (sadly can't recall the name now as it was years ago!). Guggenheim, The Met, IPC (International Centre of Photography), Central Park and maybe a day or two of shopping will be a great mixture. Also, the Ground Zero museum may be interesting and then you can nip into the Hilton just by it for dinner. I've not been but a friend who lived there for 20 plus years really recommends Coney Island. Have fun |
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31st Dec 2015 7:42pm |
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| DAZ110 Member Since: 06 Dec 2007 Location: East Sussex Posts: 2027 
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Good luck mate, hope all goes well. Enjoy your trip.
Cheers Darren |
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31st Dec 2015 7:52pm |
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| Muddybigdog Member Since: 11 Apr 2014 Location: Suffolk Posts: 1016 
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Can recommend a short flight (small plane) to Niagra Falls from NYC, quite spectacular if frozen, trip over to the Canadian side, as well as a visit to Niagra on the lake town/village. A number of operators run these quite good prices, ideal for a special occasion, good luck Jumped ship to reliability - Mitsubishi L200
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31st Dec 2015 11:55pm |
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| Go Beyond Member Since: 30 Jan 2012 Location: Headcorn, Kent Posts: 6677
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Thank you so much for all the suggestions and best wishes
I'll go and do a spot of Googling now and check them all out |
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1st Jan 2016 10:08am |
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| Def90 Member Since: 17 Jan 2015 Location: Kent Posts: 257 
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Hi Matt
Would also recommend the Metropolitan Museum and the Guggenheim museum for a bit of culture and most of ericvv suggestion appear spot on. For lunch take a look at the Boathouse restaurant in central park and dinner at the River Cafe restaurant in Brooklyn,which has a great view of Manhattan at night. Good luck. Def90 |
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1st Jan 2016 10:45am |
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| Pickles Member Since: 26 May 2013 Location: Melbourne Posts: 3776  
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New York?....Simply the most amazing City I've been to.
I kept expecting to see Bruce Willis come around the corner. You could fill this Forum with suggestions of things to do,....I'm sure you'll work it out, and I've no doubt your girlfriend will say yes! Pickles. |
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1st Jan 2016 10:47am |
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| rossy Member Since: 29 Nov 2010 Location: Co. Roscommon Posts: 1296  
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A boat trip around Manhattan - down the Hudson and up the East river. We went with Citysights as part of a package with the open top bus tour.
If you haven't been there already don't forget Grand Central station - a beautiful building with a fascinating history. And I think the One world trade visitor centre is now open. Enjoy the trip |
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1st Jan 2016 11:16am |
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| Edzi Member Since: 20 Sep 2015 Location: London Posts: 279
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I've been trying to find what the steakhouse was called; memory's a bit sketchy as it was many years ago, but I'm pretty sure it was one of these two:
http://www.timeout.com/newyork/restaurants/keens-steakhouse http://www.timeout.com/newyork/restaurants/peter-luger |
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1st Jan 2016 1:20pm |
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| grizz Member Since: 31 Aug 2014 Location: cheshire Posts: 208 
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Take her the grand central station, in one corner they have the whispering arch..
That would be a fun way to propose to her http://www.sonicwonders.org/whispering-wal...l-station/ |
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1st Jan 2016 1:35pm |
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| rossy Member Since: 29 Nov 2010 Location: Co. Roscommon Posts: 1296
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.. or if she liked the movie 'When Harry met Sally' you could propose in Katz's Deli. Just tell her to keep the noise down
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1st Jan 2016 2:01pm |
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