It’s good to be home after an amazing (if not tiring) trip to New York City. But no, I didn’t hit Fifth Avenue, I actually learned some things. Such as:
1. In New York, “A couple of blocks, you can’t miss it” means “ten plus blocks, you’ll be so disillusioned by the time you get there that you can’t help but miss it. Seriously though, the view from the Empire State Building (once we made it all those blocks!) was worth it.
2. It’s really, really fun to pretend-choke Edward Cullen and pretend-punch him in the face. This is why Madame Tussaud is my hero. Also my hero is the young child who walked up to the figure and literally punched it.
3. Severus Snape is probably so emo because he realized that his black robes have a purple glint to them. He is not Dolores Umbridge. The Half-Blood Prince demands pure black robes to match his soul. Poor Snape, the entire world is out to increase his emo-ness (I was lucky to get into the Harry Potter Exhibition–it’s leaving this September).
4. Pretty much every country is represented in New York’s tourist population. There were people from everywhere, from Britain to Russia. It was actually really neat so see so many different cultures in one place.
In other news, the wax museum was probably the highlight of the trip, outside of the Harry Potter Exhibition. Everything in there looks so real; I kept waiting for someone to be like “Lol, jk I’m actually here!” Of course, then they’d be swarmed by a bunch of people who automatically go into hungry shark frenzy mode in the presence of a celebrity. So maybe that wouldn’t be their best option.
New York is definitely a blast, but I think I’ll stick to being a small town girl. No, I will not sing the song everyone is thinking right now. One song per post, people, don’t be greedy. Also, there was a third highlight of my trip: Portal 2 billboard. Okay, no, not really. I just need to have at least one half-baked reference per post. Don’t judge me!
Nicole
Worlds Uncharted 