The Big Apple

Recently I took my first vacation in nearly two years. Moving to the city was something that has been in and out of my head for quite sometime, and I thought it silly to consider having not spent serious time becoming acquainted with it.

The flight from Portland was the easiest thing to do, if I had plenty of disposable income I would do it with regularity. Forty-five minutes is all it took to escape the banality of everyday life and arrive in what can only be described as a magical metropolitan area. Not to bore you with details, I will make a list of highlights!

• Joe's Coffee Shop (West Village)

• Magnolia Bakery (West Village)

• Little Branch beautiful cocktails (West Village) shh, don't tell!!

• Hell's Kitchen Flea Market (Chelsea)

• Topshop (Soho)

• Breakfast at Tiffany's (Upper East Side)

• Central Park (Upper East Side)

• The Rabbit Club (West Village)

• The Cangelosi Cards at Banjo Jim's (East Village)
  

• The Met

• Exit the King on Broadway (starring Geoffrey Rush, Susan Sarandon, and Lauren Ambrose)

• Billy's Bakery (Chelsea)

Little did we know, our vacation would become something of a cupcake tour. We went to Joe's on Waverley Place nearly everyday in hopes of getting an Amy Sedaris cupcake (to no avail). Thankfully, the lattes there were always worth the trip.

Magnolia Bakery skyrocketed to fame when it was featured in Sex in the City, and really is all that it is hyped up to be. Pictured way up there on the right is a caramel cupcake with caramel meringue frosting and caramel drizzle- it was the best thing I have ever tasted.

Billy's Bakery (above) was lovely, but no match for Magnolia.

The trip might be summarized as follows: great shopping, great eating, amazing cocktails, delightful company, thrilling entertainment, and a whole lot of walking. Needless to say, a move is still a pipe dream and a possibility.