We found it hard to imagine any place more festive and more exciting than being in New York City. All the bright lights, the shoulder to shoulder crowds of people out on the city sideways and streets, the intoxicating smells of candied pecans. But, yet, we found ourselves all bundled up to thwart the chill and we couldn’t be happier.
Our visit lasted for a week, we arrived at JFK airport and took the subway into the city. There was a snow storm happening when we stepped outside the subway terminal. But, all that did was make us glad we packed the right clothes! Winter in New York, it’s a beautiful site. Especially before the dirty snow shows up. We found one of the better New York small hotel, where we were booked for the week and checked-in. At first, when we booked the hotel, a small hotel, we were a bit skeptical about the quality and the location, but we were pleasantly surprised to find the place to be centrally located and very clean and the staff was extremely efficient and friendly.
Within 10 minutes of checking in, we were back out on the streets of snowy New York. Our first site and first bite to eat was at a Dunkin Donuts! We’ve heard about all the police jokes involving this establishment, but when we were there, there were no police eating there. Despite it being 9pm by the time we left Dunkin Donuts, we wanted to make the best out of it being our first night in this amazing city. We explored around the Upper West Side and found a restaurant that seemed very appealing, the ‘Rancho Cafe’. We had the guacamole and chips and then our main entree’ was chicken fajitas. Every single bite was delicious. The chicken was so tender and juicy, the guacamole was freshly made at our table and the service was superb. By the time we left it was almost midnight and our jet-lag was beginning to take its toll, so we called a night and went back to our hotel and hit the hay.