USA 2nd Ed.

So I will be going to the US for a second time this year to celebrate New Years in Park City, Utah. I'll be there 28 December - 6 January, and I cannot wait until I get there! And the best part? I'll be there with Chris, whom I befriended in New Zealand and spent a week with this summer in Chicago, Milwaukee, and Minneapolis.

So it drives me crazy knowing that in a month I'll be on the plane, going to a whole new place to meet a dear friend. I can't imagine a better combination than traveling with good friends. So I consider myself very fortunate, I'm counting the days!

Fairytale of New York

So I've been in New York for a few days now, since the 31st July. I've hung out with Gretchen and so far we've had a blast together, and I've realized just how much I missed her. It's hard to grasp when you're far away from each other, but now that we are reunited I never want to leave her side. I love my friend! I've also met Nick, Emma and Angel, three wonderful people whom I befriended in New Zealand.
 
Gretchen and I spent the first night at Nick's place, and the next two in a hostel right next to Central Park, on Upper West Side. It's very nice, although we're changing rooms every night we're enjoying our stay there, it's cheap and charming, plus it's a hostel, what can possibly go wrong with that?
 
Our touristing have been insanely intense, least to say. Yesterday alone we went on a morning walk in Central Park around 6:45 am. We later made our way to the Statue of Liberty (need I mention she's BEAUTIFUL?) and Ellis Island. We went on a bus tour around the city, walked down Wall Street, touched the bull (and its balls, of course). We met up with a friend of Gretchen's friend, had a few drinks and got a lift into Times Square where we went on to Madame Tussaud's. Oh Gosh, it ws so much fun there! We got to see a 4D movie as wellwhich was fun. After Madame T's we made our way back to the hostel. Well, we tried to. It took us about 2,5 hours after riding the right train but in the wrong directions, falling asleep in the Subway and walking on the wrong streets. After a very long time, a lot of cursing and Gretchen talking to herself for like 3 km we made it back to the International Student Centre.
 
Today we had a sleep in, got up around 7.15, had a looong shower (because we smelled since yesterday, without exaggerating) and now we're having breakfast at Starbucks around the corner. Next mission is bike rentals in Central Park, Museum of Modern Arts, Guggenheim Museum and tonight we're doing the Empire State building, sometime after midnight.
 
This was a very brief update, but there's more to come. I've got so many stories and about 850 pictures. 
 
xoxo
 
 

U-S-A

Almost everything is set and done for my 3 week long trip to the US. This is my travel plan:
 
31 July: flying Copenhagen-London-NYC, meeting up with my lovely Gretchen at Newark airport, ready for a weeks shenanigans in the big apple. 
 
6 August: flying from La Guardia airport to Chicago O'Hare, meeting my Dad, his girlfriend and my big sister Erica. Will be hanging out there a few days, then Chris is driving there to stay a day or to, then the two of us will go on to Milwuakee and Andy, and from there to Minneapolis.
 
13 August: flying from Minneapolis to San Francisco, where I'll stay until the 20th of August to celebrate a birthday.
 
I'm going to see a lot of cool places, but most of all I will see friends whom I haven't met for way too long, but I guess the fine part of living far away from your friends is never taking them for granted, you are well aware of how destructive it can be not keeping contact and doing everything you can to keep updated about them, AND it's absolutely amazing once you meet again. There will be a lot of happiness and love flowing in the air this summer. Loving it.
 
Ten days to go, I'm counting.

Big plans for a big trip

At the moment I'm planning for the trip to America which will start off on the 31st of July and end on the 20th of August. Right now I'm looking at things to do in NYC where I will start off. The statue of liberty, the empire state building and Central park seems like three things I have to see when I'm there. Most of all I'm excited to see my loved friends Gretchen, Angel, Nick and Emma. I'm longing!

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