Monday, June 9, 2008

USA - New York - Chocolate shops and Swatch watches

MONDAY

Max Brenner Chocolate Shop
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Max Brenner Chocolate Crepe
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Am now back in New York staying with James and Luvena in their fab pad in Eastside. Very funky with lovely restaurants and bars. James and Luvena had to work while I was with them so headed off by myself shopping for a watch to go travelling with. On the way I stopped into the most amazing chocolate shop...Max Brenner. Had a crepe...with chocolate sauce, ice cream and marsh mellows inside with gummy bears in a dish and more chocolate sauce on the side. Actually was a bit sickly but had to eat it all. Was going to have a chocolate drink but went for a healthy mango smoothie instead! :-) They had chocolate pizzas and really nicely packaged boxes of chocolates.

Just walking into town to buy a watch I saw the Empire State Building.

Empire State Building
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Times Square
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Blue Air Swatch watch
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Now I had to get a watch for travelling. Preferably one with an alarm as have not bought an alarm clock with me. I love Swatch watches so headed for the one in Times Square. They did not have the one I wanted so I bought a really nice blue one. Part of the skin.beat range called Blue Air and has the option to know the Internet time.

In the evening we headed into town for some great Pizza in the oldest Pizza place in NY. Then went for a drink in a secret bar called Village Vokocho. Only max of 4 people are allowed in as a group and you have to wait to be seated. The entrance is through a plain door in a Japanese Restaurant so you have to know it is there to find it. You have to phone to book a table and is a play on the Prohibition days. had a very nice cocktail there! Check out Please Don´t Tell site.

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