Showing posts with label New York. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New York. Show all posts

Wednesday 22 June 2016

Bethel Gospel Assembly - Harlem



Wasn't going to leave American soil without seeing a gospel choir in action .
Had a few places to pick from , but because of the timing , I finally decided to make my way towards the Bethel Gospel Assembly , a Pentecoastal church , located in Harlem .

Making my way here was a test in faith . On the map , it seemed fairly easy , when it wasn't that simple to locate .

 From the Grand Central Terminal , I managed to purchase a subway pass from the super unhelpful old Indian man behind the counter . 
When I asked two local cops for directions they told me this 
" there is a church around here ? "
Gosh . Move on gurl . Move on .
After asking yet another clueless passerby , a nice Latina lady showed me where she thought it most probably was ( after an underpass  )




Tuesday 21 June 2016

A Mennonite reaction to muah at Bryant Park


Update 1.5.2017 : 
I'd like to thank blog reader Emi Girlcrafter for correcting me and bringing to my attention that these people are not Amish as I had earlier ignorantly presumed . They are Mennonites according to her . 
We learn something new everyday don't we ? 
_________


I whooped with joy when I chanced upon this group of Mennonite people singing hymns at Bryant Park . 
It's unbelievable ! 
I'm actually seeing them right in the middle of busy New York ! 




Friday 17 June 2016

Famous Famiglia - 8th Avenue



 Had my first stromboli in this outlet and this is how it is served .
The tomato paste is placed in a small receptacle for you to dip the pizza in .




Friday 3 June 2016

TMNT2 - a few NYC movie locations



When we watched Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Out of the Shadows last night I gasped in disbelief ! 

Already knew that NYC would feature heavily in the flick , but I least expected the movie to be mostly filmed right smack in the area , where I treaded up and down  daily during my short sojourn there .
Felt like I'd hit the jackpot !!!

In case you're wondering why we're seeing it first in Malaysia , simple , doing so beats piracy to a certain extent . 

Here are the iconic locations I recognised so far . 

1. Chrysler Building

Of all the towers  , I found that although dwarfed , The Chrysler stood out most and woah what an epic rush of a background it proved to be indeed !
Hope you notice the all important manhole in the foreground . 




Thursday 2 June 2016

Little Italy Pizza - near the Empire State Tower


Other than burgers and more burgers , I also attempted 3 New York style pizza places . 
One in the middle of Nevada called Villa , a franchise outlet from NYC ( a huge , awful , obviously deep frozen crusted , horribly salty pizza )  , 
Famous Famiglia for Strombolli ( show you later , meh only but you ought to see the famous clients they've catered to ) and 
last of all Little Italy Pizza .

It's rather easy to find this pizza place .
Just look for the Empire State Tower .



Wednesday 1 June 2016

Five Guys - West 42nd Street , New York



Five Guys originates from Virginia and President Obama counts as one of their fans .
Yet somehow , there's always a lame joker who will repeat  this universal , cross border , reeeeally lameeeeeee joke 

" Where are the 5 guys ....I only see 3 guys ? "
especially when you simply snap a picture without counting the number of people in it .

* Rolls eyes *


Chick-fil-A - Burger Whisperer on the Avenue of the Americas


Seriously , I don't know why some people think fastfood joints are beneath them .
When you're in the USA don't skip this man . After all , you are in the cradle that brought fastfood civilization worldwide , so before you go book a swanky meal in Michelin star restaurant where it's so hard to breathe , do the good old American sloppy burgers first !

You know , the places where you eat holding it with your bare hands ?Instead of cutting it up daintily with a shiny silver knife , you know ?

KFC ( seems the Americans prefer Colonel Sanders to KFC but I didn't see none , KFC yes , Colonel Sanders nope ) and Mc D's are shockingly all passe but these 3 giants I've covered so far are all the rage ....
They are totally relevant and in demand today , Right Now .

So while Shake Shack has its roots in NYC and In-N-Out is firmly entrenched on the West Coast , Chick-fil-A was born in Atlanta . And yet it is so wildly popular , right smack in the middle of NYC , you'd never have guessed it !
( they're ranked the number 1 fastfood joint in America so errrr...you'd better believe it )



Shake Shack - 8th Avenue , New York


First time I saw a Shake Shack was in Vegas but I didn't go in because I wanted to try the Earl of Sandwich .

When I walked a little way off Times Square and saw this amazingly looooooong line , that did it....I was gonna give it a go .