Love was in the air during our second week in New York.
Valentines Day was on Monday 14th February and we all celebrated in our own romantic ways.
During the day we went to the Museum of Sex http://www.museumofsex.com/ It was indeed fun and was a cheeky non-typical way to spend Valentines Day, however the experience was not the best value for money - cost per person $22. Notable absences from the exhibition were Hugh Hefner, his Playboy Bunnies & Larry Flynt.
As the sun set, our couples & singles headed their separate ways. French tartines for some, bowling & white russians for others & a $900 bar bill between 4 people (wtf?) followed by making new friends at what will now forever be known as the Shark Bar. Shhhh we don't kiss & tell.
After a week of very chilly weather, mother nature generously gave us sunshine & the perfect conditions for Quinny & Laura's Wedding Day. The temperature peaked at about 20 degrees celcius, which was fortunate as the bride wore a one-shoulder, above-the-knee Badgley Mischka couture dress, that was hand-beaded by the bride's best friend.
Service was at City Hall
Followed by cake & champagne at Prince Street Cafe
Followed by pre-drinks at the Bowery Hotel, where the bride & groom later spent their wedding night.
Then onto dinner at Pipa Tapas Bar http://www.pipa-nyc.com/
Check out the gorgeous chandeliers hanging from the ceiling. For a cool $5000, you could take home one of these babies home with you.
And finally finished up wth post-dinner drinks at the Flatiron Lounge.
According to wikipedia, the definition of celebrity (sometimes referred to as a celeb in popular culture) is a person who is easily recognized in a society or culture.
This next section is dedicated to our good friend Carso, who we know loves to hear about all the wonderful things people experienced in New York (jesus christ). Forgive us for our shameless name-dropping but being from the sleepy town of Brisbane, we are not accustomed to being exposed to the celebrity animal in it's natural habitat (unless you consider seeing one of the Broncos in a toilet cubicle a noteworthy brush with fame).
Here is a list of all the celebs we've seen in the past two weeks. We promise this will be the first and last post of this nature.
Where: Bedlam
Website: http://bedlamnyc.com/BEDLAMNYC/Home.html
Area: East Village
Who: Michael Stipe leaving the bar
Spotted by: Kate who briefly chatted to him before he jumped into a cab
and also
Who: One of the Olsen twins (don't know which one)
Spotted by: Tim & Bek
Where: Trump Soho Hotel
Website: http://www.trumpsoho.com/flash/index.html
Area: Soho
Who: Jessica Alba waiting for her driver
Spotted by: Kate, Tim, Bek, Quinny & Laura
Where: Outside 24 Hour Fitness (our gym)
Area: Soho
Who: Tina Fey aka Liz Lemon filming a scene for 30 Rock
Spotted by: Tim
Where: Late Show, Ed Sullivan Theatre
Website: http://www.cbs.com/late_night/late_show/
Area: Theatre District
Who: David Letterman & Forest Whitaker
Spotted by: Kate,Tim, Bek, Quinny & Sarah N who were in the studio audience
Where: Wendy Williams Show (talk show)
Website: http://www.wendyshow.com/
Area: Midtown
Who: James Earl Jones aka voice of Darth Vader
Spotted by: Kate & Bek who were in the studio audience
Where: Bowery Hotel
Website: http://www.theboweryhotel.com/
Area: Lower East Side
Who: Kate Bosworth drinking in the hotel bar
Spotted by: Tim who was toasting the new Mr & Mrs Quinn in same bar
We should also note that Bon Jovi is a member of our gym and can apparently be seen early on Saturday & Sunday mornings training, which means our chances of seeing him are fairly slim.
Sorry we don't have any pics of these celebs, but most were camera shy. And as the great Michael Stipe so eloquently told Kate at 2am outside Bedlam, "now is neither the time nor the place" for a photo. Bummer!!!!
Hello to our audience of family & friends!
Big shout out to Mel-B for handing over the reigns of her wonderful New York blog. Kate, Tim & Bek are now in the drivers seat, so we apologize in advance for a decline in quality or subject matter. Please note the change of blog name. Previously "Wanders from West 50th", we are now "Mulberry Tarts" as our new digs are in prime Little Italy country on Mulberry St. Cheers Katter for the name suggestion!
Thanks to everyone for all your emails and facebook messages of support. To keep you all posted about our adventures in the Big Apple, we thought it would be fun to maintain a blog with the details of what we are up to and what we have accomplished. We will try to create an entry per week for our 3-month stint, which will hopefully turn into permanent residency if/ when we find jobs.
Checkout our next blogs for a quick wrap up of our first two weeks.
