Day one in NYC

IMADEIT!!!

Running off of 6 hours sleep in 36 travel hours , I definitely wasn’t physically feeling great , but too excited to be in a new city , I was up and out the door by 9am. Smashed a quick bagel at the hotel buffet en route. I almost always stay in hostels , so felt very oooolala about the hotel this time.

I spent the morning exploring the area I was staying in - the border of Chinatown , Lower Manhattan and SoHo ish. Unfortunately , the travel day prior had caused a massive break out on my face which I was not aware of until trying on a pair of sunnies in a store mirror.. shock horror. So I took a quick detour back to treat the face before heading out again.

This time , I spent hours getting my bearings and going into every boutique or vintage shop I saw. Also stumbled into many news-agencies to marvel at the selection of fashion & other arty magazines on display - soo unmatched to Australia ! One of the first I walked into was an Iconic Magazines store on Mulberry st - there was a shoot happening in half of the store which was very NYC vibes , but I didn’t pay much attention as I was distracted by mag covers. When I finally turned around to look , Addison Rae was sprawled on the floor like the diva she is , getting photographed for something. My one and only fame story peopleee , the end.

Later, around 3pm , I caught up with a friend and his friends and we spent the afternoon goggling at famous artworks at the MET. The MET was incredible. Van Gogh’s and Matisse’s everything , and The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer by Edgar Degas really transported me somewhere (not entirely sure where, but elsewhere is the intention).

After getting fed-up with the line to the rooftop bar, we ditched and embarked on my very first bike-through-the-city adventure. This was way too fun for my own good. Pretty insane looking around , passing yellow taxis and streets I’d only heard of in songs and realising I was there.

Beers were then had at one of their apartments in Brooklyn , from where we galavanted off to a rave in Bushwick which was very cool , very no phones allowed type beat. Soo I’ll keep up the mystique - it was fun.

Then at around 4am , came the regretful conclusion to my first big day out in New York City.

Safe to say I had fallen in love with the city.

With love,

Delaney x