To start the day, we took a walk down to the West Side. It felt incredible for February in New York so we took a stroll down the High Line. It was so cool and such an awesome way for residents to preserve a piece of the City's history. The rail yard was built in the 1930's and had its last run in 1980. With real estate on the up rise, there were developers lobbying to blast the railway. A few residents recognized the potential of the High Line to be used as an open public space and decided to form a group to save it from demolition. It's now funded through donations made to the Friends of the High Line. Here are some pics from their website since I'm such a genius.
Our next stop was The Standard Hotel. This is where I really missed my camera. It's located at the end of The High Line. The rooms have floor to ceiling windows so the entire hotel is pretty much glass.
So apparently it is a popular thrill among guests to do the "dance with no pants" up against the windows of the rooms. Abby said they've witnessed people doin' the deed from a rooftop bar that sits along the High Line. The bathrooms in the bar at the top of the hotel is also a popular place because there are floor to ceiling windows in them as well. I took this while I was in there not fornicating.
The bar at the top of the hotel is rightfully called The Boom Boom Room and where we planted ourselves and tried to feel rich for a couple of hours. It was amazing. I could go on and on about it, but I'll just give you a couple of pics.
The views were amazing. We sat and had a couple of drinks and John showed us how to look rich in The Boom Boom Room.
After being slapped in the face by reality in the form of a ginormous bill, we bought a few bottles of wine and a couple of pizzas and took it to the house.
Pretty.
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