308. NYC Part 3 | Raines Law Room, MoMA, The Palace

Here is another random mix of photos from my trip to NYC. I'm really trying hard to get them all posted before I go there again..& looking back on these photos makes me wish I could be there again RIGHT NOW.


My New Yorker friend & I spent most of our New Year's Eve at Raines Law Room. It's a prohibition style speakeasy lounge; very dark and intimate. There's couches all around with a bell beside each to press when you want a server to come over. I liked it a lot there..will definitely return!
So for new year's eve they had a special tasting menu of cocktails and hors d'oeuvres. Caviar, smoked salmon, lobster rolls, burrata cheese, foie gras, spiced duck and vodka pearls!
It was so dark in there most of my photos didn't come out that well:




The cocktails. My favourite (& probably the only one I was able to handle) was the champagne cobbler.




Some photos from the MoMA...






Les Demoiselles d'Avignon by Pablo Picasso

Garden of Eden by Henri Rousseau. Pleasantly surprised to find this here..I remember researching about this for an essay back in high school. I recognized a lot of famous paintings at the MoMA..will post the rest in my next post.

After the first nights at The Standard I then spent my final night at The New York Palace, which I first heard of thanks to Gossip Girl (the home of Chuck Bass and the Van der Woodsens). They are currently doing a lot of renovations to the exterior so unfortunately I wasn't able to see much of the entrance and courtyard.


For the first meal I had to spend alone on this trip, I went to the hotel's restaurant called Madison Room.

I wasn't even aware when I was eating but afterwards my friend told me this restaurant apparently has 2 Michelin Stars?!
I had my laptop with me attempting to do some work. Probably a bit out of place there hahah. I had a soup, chicken salad as a main and a LOT of ice cream for dessert. The overall meal did not taste 2-Michelin-Starry though. The service here was a bit too good - the servers kept coming up to me like every five minutes asking if everything was fine.




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307. NYC Part 2 | The Standard Hotel, High Line

I stayed at The Standard Hotel High Line for a couple nights when I was in NYC. If you like modern design boutique hotels I highly recommend it. I haven't tried too many different hotels in the city yet but I'm pretty sure this is one of my favourites in New York - would hopefully stay here again next time I'm there!! I loved everything about the hotel but my favourite has to be their rooftop bar: Top of the Standard (formerly Boom Boom Room). Incredibly swanky and classy with the perfect ambiance, perfect views and perfectly stylish people.




Cool washrooms - this is what you face while sitting on the toilet. Floor-to-ceiling windows over-looking the city as you pee.

I stayed in a different room each night I was here. The bathrooms have no door (even the shower area doesn't have a door). You can see the entire bathroom from the rest of the room so if you're staying with someone, make sure you're very comfortable with them lol. The tub is huge & perfect for a bubble bath (with Hotel Costes music playing softly in the background)


The view


The most comfortable bathrobe I've ever worn in my life.




View from the room looking down..so many taxis


This was by the entrance..a skating rink & Biergarten
I forgot to take a photo but another thing I loved here was their elevators. It feels like you're in a dream when you're inside. It's completely dark with eerie music and fantasy-like moving images on the side.

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306. NYC Part 1 | New Year's in New York

I'm back from NYC (unfortunately)! I don't know why I said I'd be "updating frequently" when I was there..sorry for being so MIA. I had such an amazing time, and loved it a lot more than I thought I would so I literally had no time to blog. I am already planning my next trip back there (the couple hours I had waiting for my flight home was spent researching flights for next month). I've been to NYC a few times before but this was the first time I actually enjoyed it (thank you to my personal tour guide). But as expected, I did not have nearly enough time there to do everything I wanted..now I'm kind of torn between a trip back there next or to Europe again like I originally wanted this year. Think I might end up doing both and sacrificing those Louboutins.....

Anyway I hope you all had a wonderful New Year's. I have hundreds of photos so here is the first batch - just a random mix of the trip from beginning to end. I will post the rest very soon plus interesting stories..so keep checking back!!





Phantom of the Opera on Broadway..absolutely stunning show.


Russian Tea Room post-theatre dinner.


I love nutcrackers.



Rockefeller Centre's Christmas Tree..sad it wasn't lit up when I went.


Grand Central Station



Deserted Times Square.


The Standard High Line - LOVED IT! Great staff, stylish guests, floor to ceiling windows, & best bathrobes I've ever worn.




View from the room.

At the MoMA - awesome museum. I loved how everything was displayed here..totally my type of art. I recognized a lot of pieces here from studying them in art classes before. Will post the rest in my upcoming posts, including what I mostly came for - The Scream!


Jackson Pollock


Van Gogh Starry Night.

The whale at the Museum of Natural History!!! Got way too excited about this. I wanted to see this so badly..unfortunately we had very little time to stay at this museum but I will definitely come back next time.


Central Park


Top of the Standard aka Boom Boom Room!! So far my favourite bar in the city. This place is extremely chic.




Goodbye NYC :(

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