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| Hudson River |
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| Pit stop with our tandem bike |
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| View of New Jersey from the Hudon River |
We did a tandem bike rental at a bike shop. No names here as they are annoying.
Anyway, the bike ride is nice along the Hudson River waterfront.
It gets a little hairy through the financial district as Battery Park's bike path is not ready yet.
But it's good entertainment for 2.5 hours, enjoying the view and a different New York.
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| View of the new freedom tower from the river |
Brooklyn Food Adventure
First stop: Peter Lugers
After that, we took the East Ferry taxi to south Williamsburg bridge in Brooklyn to eat at Peter Lugers.
It's crazy that they charge $95 for a 2 person porterhouse steak, yet only take cash or debit card.
And No, we didn't go for the porterhouse. =) Instead, we shared their lunch burgers that takes the trim from the aged porterhouse and its really good.
The bacon is phenomenal! Probably one of the best I had!
The waiter is really nice too, bringing us water, bread rolls, after-dinner chocolate despite the fact that we are sharing the cheapest item on the menu!
Luke's
Next stop, Luke lobster roll. This is supposedly one of the best deal for lobster roll in town. Warm, crusty, buttery bun filled with lobster. However, it's not on our favorite list as I find the lobster lack brininess and taste. I think the lobster is frozen and defrosted. Bummer
Brooklyn ice cream factory
Good flavor on their vanilla ice cream with great dark choc chip. Toned down on sugar and nicely airy. But they are out of butter pecan flavour which was my reason for being there. :(
Brooklyn and Dumbo is WAY less over-run by tourists compared to Manhattan. It's really nice even though it's too hot to stay in the sun.
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| Under the Brooklyn bridge |
Book of Mormon musical
That night, we went to watch the Book of Mormon @ Eugene O Neil. It's a beautiful theater
I missed half the jokes as I need subtitles and a crash course on American pop culture. I can see why it's popular/funny and why it's offensive.
I had a few moments of good chuckles. But I'm not so amused that I feel the need to clap every 5 seconds, unlike the crazy aneroxic girl behind me (and yes, she's annoying)
What I did feel was it lacked the immortality of Andrew Lloyd Webber's composition, the talent of Les Mis to compose a whole musical using one motif, a powerful story like Wicked.
I walked out with a mild sense of disturbing weirdness, not remembering any music.
What the Book Of Mormon creates is fleeting rudeness that will, probably and hopefully, not be remembered after 5 years.
I guess when you are not that good, how else can you be remembered, except by being offensive?
Anyway, we went to a few pizza places to have dinner after the play. Bleecker street pizza and Joe pizza are still the top contender for our favorite pizza joint. Bleecker has a crunchier crust and Joe's sauce is better. But one thing we both agree: It's going to be so difficult to enjoy pizza in San Diego after this :)
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