What to do in NY?

We are going to stay at "W83th". It's a bit from town, but I'm a backpacker and poor student as well. so that will do =)

You seem to know a lot about NY. How long did you stay there?

Wow, thanks! We were just about to rent a car.

Hahaaaa, I think I'm gonna cancel all my plans and just stay in Chinatown and eat all the good food =)

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Hey, I just found the "Thanks-function" =P Thumbs up to you all =)

 

Um, 9 days only. But I've been there with tour groups before so I didn't visit a single SUPER TOURIS-Y place (Statue of Liberty, Empire State, the late World Trade Centre etc).

Tell us about your hostel after you are back PLEASE~ I wanted to see how the other hostels are... for next time I go to NYC

83rd isn't that bad, but if you LIVE in Manhattan, you don't really need a car, IMHO. Plus 9 days is quite a snug fit for just the very Manhattan places.

 

sarcasm i sense? lol

 

^ But serious, if she's staying on the island, why does she need a car?

 

Seriously don't need a car in Manhattan cause 1. you won't find parking during peak times. 2. the parking lots are expensive.

Isn't a hostel where like 20 strangers sleep in bunks in the same room or sumthing? If that's so why not stuff like 4 of your friends in a Motel 6 for a night with twin beds. It comes out to like 25/person/night.

 

it's a 4 person room... but there was only 2 of us so... even motel's got too expensive (cost twice as much) :(

 

lol, I would think about sleeping in hostel if I decide to trekk thru Canada.

 

^ I don't know, but then I don't know much about Canadian tourist spots except the SUPER FAMOUS few... Though I am sure the scenary must be stunning along the prairies

 

what makes you ppl so attracted to nyc? I highly doubt the tourists hotspots are all that exciting.

 

Broadway and Museums

Plus it's a fragging CITY, serious. I think I can only survive in the cities with population 5 mil plus and density 5000/km^2 plus. BIG CITIES. And Toronto totally doesn't count.

 

BTW does somebody know why NYC is called the Big Apple???

 

Lol, then I should move to Toronto once I get my degree. I find NYC to be too noisy, congested, and the air quality is not that great.

 

u can take a plane or bus to toronto

 

If you take the bus you can also visit Niagra falls. It's the same direction.

 

yup, then I will adopt the word "aye" and start saluting to the Queen and be friendly to the French.-cool

 

In Toronto, you can try to conquer Yong street

 

Lmao, I will first have consult with the suk fuus(godfathers) and start recruiting leungs(lackies) in canada soon.

 

Then you'll find Toronto has its equal share of noisiness, congestion (oh the traffic) and smog.

Really, I wouldn't say I'd rather live in NYC (too expensive anyway), but Toronto isn't some place to write home about.

 

lol Toronto is just Canada's New York

 

I guess, but Canada doesn't have the population to make it a real mega city =_=b The population is too diffused and spreaded out. I guess I am a Hong Kong person afterall.