I rode my way through San Fransisco, I wined and dined the Napa and I lived the apres life in Aspen...but when I arrived in New York... I knew I was home.
It does help that my nickname (STC) resembles so closely that of that legendary TV show
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Hanworth House loves these 4 gals
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HH says that they resemble the 4 generations of women in her family!
She says that Miss HH is Charlotte (young & idealistic), that her mum is Carrie (creative, loves fashion), that her 100 year old grandmother is Samantha (sexy and very entrepreneurial) - and that she is Miranda (bit boring - loves to work)
Regardless, I sprung into the S(A)TC spirit pronto in the Kate Spade NYC store
Not sure how I can ever do justice to the fantastic time I had in this city.
But one thing is for certain - we ate and ate and ate
Miss HH was kind to me (most of the time) and figured that I could be the star attraction at The City Bakery where she and HH loved to start the day with the home-made marshmallows in hot chocolate
and they truly are as good as they look!
But our favourite NYC hot chocolate is always found in Eataly by Madison Park
We spiced up the culinary adventure at both Spice Market and Buddakan (in true SATC fashion) in Chelsea
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And undoubtedly our favourite stalwart - Balthazar in Soho
But our favourite NYC hot chocolate is always found in Eataly by Madison Park
We spiced up the culinary adventure at both Spice Market and Buddakan (in true SATC fashion) in Chelsea
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And undoubtedly our favourite stalwart - Balthazar in Soho
and had sweet treats at the infamous Magnolia Bakery in Greenwich
It's good enough for me!
Of course I loved the artisty at Eleni's
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Had Fried Chicken at this great joint in Harlem
NYC was not all about eating (actually I lie - it was!)
There was a fair bit of shopping too
As it was Valentine's Day, I got into the spirit at Victoria's Secret
I found the change room they obviously designed exclusively for me!
And thought I would try to be noticed and picked up as a future Victoria's angel
Alas, not to be (their loss!) - so I changed my focus from fashion to homewares
Cased the joint at West Elm
Ran to C Wonder - one of our favourite places - only to find it was closing down - devastation!
Don't worry - we helped them offload many of their divine products for the last time
C Wonder we will so miss your gorgeousness!)
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Of course any shop in NYC is not complete without a trip to Bergdorf Goodman
Any store with purple as the colour of choice has to be a friend of mine
And can you believe that Tory Burch, in her signature orange, turned purple for my visit!
Naturally we bought this book from Bergdorfs "Scatter my Ashes at Bergdorf Gooman"!
and then sat up in bed that night with HH and Miss HH to watch the film - so good!
It was quite a treat for the girls to take me to lunch there - I could so easily move in!
but then again, I would miss the excitement of this lady I guess!
There was a day spent well amongst the bargain hunters bound for Woodbury Common
Don't worry - I spread myself around with all the big names
And all this with only Kale Chips to sustain us!
I mastered the subway in NYC
and got to know many of the sites
From the Empire State Building
To Time Square
Loved the New York Public library in the snow
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and reminisced again about this beautiful scene from SATC
Walked the High line
Loved this great wall in Harlem
and then it started to snow
The Bryant Park Fountain was frozen over
The East River started to freeze over too
and the snow did not stop any of us (especially Miss HH) having fun
We caught Kinky Boots on Broadway (so much fun)
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and happened by chance to attend Sienna Miller's opening night in Cabaret (what an amazing production of this classic)
Even noted that there were some arty shots of my lineage around the traps!
Naturally, my coffee seeking travel companions engaged ferociously in their never ending quest to find NYC's best coffee
Number One position on this trip for the macciato was given to Sant Umbreous in the Upper East Side - picture perfect!
Jack's continued to impress in Greenwich
Even Nespresso put in a sterling effort
I did not take the coffee quest personally - in fact I quite liked coming along for the ride and sizing up the competition
We caught Kinky Boots on Broadway (so much fun)
and happened by chance to attend Sienna Miller's opening night in Cabaret (what an amazing production of this classic)
Even noted that there were some arty shots of my lineage around the traps!
Naturally, my coffee seeking travel companions engaged ferociously in their never ending quest to find NYC's best coffee
Number One position on this trip for the macciato was given to Sant Umbreous in the Upper East Side - picture perfect!
Jack's continued to impress in Greenwich
Even Nespresso put in a sterling effort
I did not take the coffee quest personally - in fact I quite liked coming along for the ride and sizing up the competition
But Abraco remains our all time favourite in the East Village
So ended a fantastic few days in this incredible city. Here is HH and me bidding farewell to NYC
Can't wait to get home to tell all the gang all about it.
xx STC xx
