Monday, March 28, 2011

On the town

Last week was hideous. Truely hideous. Except for our resident witch's birthday of course. A beacon of light in the pitch black pit of depression that was week 12 of 2011. Thankfully the hideousness ended with me running out of work at 1.30pm to prevent myself from jumping out the window although would make little sense as we are on the ground floor and I'd probably just scrape my knee and ruin a perfectly good pair of trousers . Later I also shipped my parents off to the Canary Islands which means I have access to their washing machine while watching cable tv (I don't own my own washing machine and am forced to use the dingy laundry in the basement) and sipping lattés plus driving around in their boxy beloved Toyota Corolla Verso that fits 7 people. You'd think I finally found my Tigerblood groove because surely you'd think I was duh winning! starting to get back on top.

Things had just worked so well up until then because I'd gotten my Kylie tickets, plane tickets and I'd spent a lot of time finding the hotel I wanted to stay at in New York.

First of all, thanks to MJ for scaring the shit out of me me senseless with her friendly mention of bed bugs which seem to have taken over the world Manhattan. It's strange how people don't mention them but once you mention them, everyone has a bed bugs story or two. It's very unsettling. It was quite traumatic but thankfully the Kimpton properties in Manhattan don't seem to have any bed bugs problems according to the Bed Bugs Registry. Yes, there is such a thing. Again, scared senseless. All those red dots in Manhattan. Ick!

As I mentioned, I had picked the hotel I was going to be staying at. It was a lovely Kimpton Hotel right by Time Sq. called The Muse. In the end though, I had planned for so long, that there were no more available rooms at the hotel, so the joke was on me. Frankly, if they couldn't accommodate me then they weren't worth me even batting my eyelashes. Still, it threw me off a bit because I'd booked it on Tuesday or Wednesday, I can't remember, and got the bad news on Thursday at work. On the very day when I first suggested jumping out the window and a colleague said I could just walk out the emergency exit instead and spare my trousers. I can't help it but think I really missed out as it looks a bit European and doesn't have those hideous bedspreads that seem to be doing the rounds at a lot of hotels.

In the end, I ended up booking a Premiere Kings room at another Kimpton Hotel called 70 Park Avenue. You may ask, if I get kickbacks every time I mention Kimpton Hotels on this blogpost, but alas I do not. I wish! However I do have previous Kimpton experience as I stayed at one of their hotels in San Francisco in August 2009. A hotel with a view over San Francisco Bay and Bay Bridge. It was a wonderful experience and I have every hope that I will indeed be looking very much forward to arriving at 70 Park Avenue on May 2.

Yesterday I also happened to discover that my ESTA Visa whatever thingymabob I need to enter the United States does not run out until June 2011 which, as far as I am aware, means I won't have to re-apply and can just edit the one I have. WIN! I will have to read more about it though, because there could be some rule or something that says that I must re-apply. Another WIN was when the insurance company that I have my travel insurance with called me young. Apparently I qualify for a YOUTH policy. I feel so young again. A mere kitten.

I am a little bit sad, that I am missing Fleet Week.

So, all in all I am very excited about this whole PeteNYC2011 project. I still need to pick a broadway show to watch - any suggestions peeps?

Possibly meeting some lovely NYC peeps for cocktails - fancy a cocktail?

Hooking up with other lovely peeps from around the world - fancy going shoe shopping and out for drinks?

Let me know

9 comments:

  1. Well it all seems to be coming together Petra, It must be an exciting thing to be doing.

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  2. It does sound like your trip is all coming together! Fantastic news!

    I hope you have blast in NYC!

    I won't be anywhere near NYC when you visit, but if you should need anything that I can help with, please don't hesitate to contact me.

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  3. I haven't finished reading the post yet, but just have to mention that I also Googled 'bedbugs' after MJ's comment, and I too was scared witless - so much so that I had a nightmare about a giant bedbug.
    Sx

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  4. What is going on in the black square?
    Sx

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  5. DON'T JUMP PETE!

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  6. Ew! How hideous. The bedbugs, that is.
    I do not have any suggestions for you while in NY, but only because I've never been. I may be seething with envy a smidgeon.

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  7. You might want to pack some antiseptic wipes and a black light to check for semen, urine, feces, vomit, etc., in your hotel room.

    Have a nice trip!

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  8. *sigh*

    Sounds like everything is coming together for you to have an absolutely fantastic trip.

    (yes, I wish I was coming with you)

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  9. Princess: I go from excited to anxious to terrified and back to excited again every minute of every day.

    Bingowings: Thank you. I may take you up on that!

    I am very excited. And a little scared.

    Miss Scarlet: Ew, yes! MJ does it again, mentioning what other hidden treats you may find in your hotel room. Not kool!

    The black square was the trailer for On the Town, click the Fleet Week link for some real American goodness.

    Tim: Thanks, you are a sweetheart. I didn't and this week was lovely so I survived another week.

    IDV: Why don't the two of you join me? We'd have a blast for sure.

    MJ: Is it your life's ambition to creep me out?

    Roses: You should join me! IDV may come

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