At the end of May my friend Addy reached out to me to see if I would be interested in going to NYC in September to see Harry Potter and the Cursed Child with her and Jen Gibbs. A girl’s weekend? In NYC? Of course!
I had a pretty full month already planned with Labor Day weekend, Ashley visiting, and a girls trip to Austin – but I couldn’t pass up the opportunity. I looked into getting tickets to Harry Potter last summer when we were in London, but they weren’t impossible to get a hold of. I hadn’t read the book, but my friends advised me to not read it and just go into the show with fresh, unbiased eyes.
Our fourth fell through so Addy invited her sister to join us from Utah and she was the perfect travel companion. We took a red eye on Wednesday, September 11th and only had two nights in NYC. I was really bummed we weren’t staying longer, but in the end it worked out just fine and we were able to fit in lots of fun. Addy was diagnosed with breast cancer in July so this trip ended up being a much needed get away between her mastectomy and starting chemotherapy. I had a list of must-eats in hand and we were ready to fit in as much fun as we could.
Welcome to New York!
and NYC traffic
After dropping off our bags at the hotel we had breakfast at Sarabeth’s where I made the mistake to order an omelet! An omelet at a NYC bakery! I deserved to be disappointed.
We walked along the High Line…
Ordered cookies at a couple different cookie shops…
We had dinner at a delicious Italian restaurant – Bond 45 – the atmosphere was really beautiful. And then it was time for the theatre. The Cursed Child is a two part show – one show each of the evenings we were there.
For dessert we treated ourselves to cheesecake at Juniors – a NYC must!
For breakfast on Day 2 we went to Max Brenner’s Chocolate Bar – the name says everything you need to know. The hot chocolate was amazing! And I loved their hug mugs – really a delightful, warming hot cocoa experience.
The food was fantastic as well. Jen and I shared a burrito and crepe – savory & sweet. Win-win.
The last time I was in New York was in 2008 so I haven’t been since the World Trade Center towers have been rebuilt and the memorial established. The Oculus was pretty impressive.
We didn’t’ have time to go through the 9/11 museum – it’s on my must-see list for sure though next time. Walking around the memorial was very somber. The design of the memorial is beautifully done and a inspired way to demonstrated the footprint of the buildings destroyed.
After a little shopping for the other ladies we ventured along the Brooklyn Bridge – a first for me.
Addy was ready to head back to the hotel to rest; however, I couldn’t let any time go to waste and was ready to head to Soho for some sightseeing and delicious eats on my own. Jen decided to join me.
We had dinner tonight at Joe’s Pizza – yum and the coolest theatre turned restaurant!
And then Part 2 of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child…
So what did I think of the show? Not my favorite. Not even close. The other ladies LOVED it. I was entertained but wouldn’t need to see it again. I didn’t really connect to the main characters (Harry & Draco’s sons). Glad to have seen it but really could rave about it like the rest of my travel companions.
Tonight’s after theatre treat was Carlo’s Bakery.
Breakfast this morning was amazing – Jacob’s Pickles had come highly recommended and didn’t disappoint! We got lucky the entire weekend with arriving at restaurants right before the “rush” we never had to wait long to be seated but when we were leaving it was always packed.
We decided to bike around Central Park – it was so fun and a great way to see Central Park somewhat quickly. There was a huge chess tournament at the Bethesda Fountain.
After biking treat – gelato!
Before we knew it it was time to head to the airport for our flight home. Such a fun weekend!
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