americans are crazy for it... they cant get enough of them...every shoe shop window is full of them...the ugg store has queues stretching around the corner...people stop you in the street... do you know where the Ugg shop is? they find out you're australian and all they ask is 'do you have ugg's there? they talk to you in restaurants and brag about their ugg purse!
they have more ugg here in new york then in all of australia!!!
you can by so much ugg!! ugg wallets. ugg vests. ugg pencils. ugg pens. ugg scarves. ugg mittens. ugg bags. ugg beanies. ugg slippers. ugg boots. ugg massage shoes. ugg flip flops. ugg ear muffs. ugg sweaters. ugg trackies. ugg keyrings. ugg rugs. ugg mobile phone holders. ugg tea cosies. ugg bed throws.
don't they have sheep in this country?! they should make their own.
Friday, December 5, 2008
The Visit
So they came and they went... it seemed like forever when it was happening but now feels like a second... had lots of fun with georgie and mum and even though there were times i wish they'd just disappear, we had a great time. We did so much and managed to turn my sister into a shopping addict (she's still in denial)... which was our primary aim. I'm not even sure who won the shopping stakes... most probably mum hands down, but who could blame her... it was the biggest shopping day of the year when she was here.
We went to Boston for 4 days which was nice to get away from the hustle and bustle of NYC... was a really pretty city but its main attraction seemed to be cemeteries and stories about dead people.. we went up to Salem and went on a ghost hunt (at georgia's request) spent an hour and half in -5 degrees following a ghost hunter through more cemeteries hunting down 'orbs' and apparitions... sadly no ghosts, even worse lost all feeling in my fingers and toes.... quickly rectified by some great soup and hot tea... back in boston we also went to Cambridge, checked out Harvard, and yet anther tick on my list of Ivy League schools to visit... back in the city later that night we went and bought tickets from some scalpers to see Robin Williams live... he was pretty funny and awesome that such a great actor was just infront of us, but it still annoys me when people of such world status feel that when they get in front of an adult audience they can just swear every second word... i think he still would have been funny without the swearing... i mean really... patch adams or mrs doubtfire would curse at such a dirty mouth.
We headed back to NY on Thanksgiving Eve... now whose idea was that? we finally made it back after 7 hours on a bus (which should have been 4!) and got an early night before hitting the thanksgiving day parade the next morning... can cross that one off the list now.. it was pretty cool and we had a great position (because we got there at 6:30am....) we then headed downtown to the meatpacking district for an awesome NY Thanksgiving lunch at Pastis... Turkey with chicken stuffing! doesn't get much better... EXCEPT then going to see Tina Turner!!!! She was fantastic... 69 and still running around the stage in a leotard and high heels...one of the greatest shows i've seen in a long time...
the rest of the week until they left we basically spent shopping. soho... 5th avenue... macy's... saks... lord and taylor...east village...west village...uptown...downtown... you name it we shopped it... we even had two shopping sessions one of the days with a home break in between! We also did a few museums... the guggenheim rated low...my first time there and i was unimpressed, nothing of substance really. We also walked across the Brooklyn Bridge and went to Grimaldi's for lunch, followed by the Tenement Museum, it was great checking out how new immigrants settled into the lower east side of new york... recommend it to all :)
oh yeah and georgia burnt her finger on my hair straightener and had a blister the size of a grape on her finger for most of the trip. was a great source of entertainment and photographic opportunity.... until it popped.... in her pocket.
and that was their trip in a nutshell, looking forward to trent followed by amy in the next few weeks!!... now the rest of you come visit!
wanna see pics? check the albums on the right -->
We went to Boston for 4 days which was nice to get away from the hustle and bustle of NYC... was a really pretty city but its main attraction seemed to be cemeteries and stories about dead people.. we went up to Salem and went on a ghost hunt (at georgia's request) spent an hour and half in -5 degrees following a ghost hunter through more cemeteries hunting down 'orbs' and apparitions... sadly no ghosts, even worse lost all feeling in my fingers and toes.... quickly rectified by some great soup and hot tea... back in boston we also went to Cambridge, checked out Harvard, and yet anther tick on my list of Ivy League schools to visit... back in the city later that night we went and bought tickets from some scalpers to see Robin Williams live... he was pretty funny and awesome that such a great actor was just infront of us, but it still annoys me when people of such world status feel that when they get in front of an adult audience they can just swear every second word... i think he still would have been funny without the swearing... i mean really... patch adams or mrs doubtfire would curse at such a dirty mouth.
We headed back to NY on Thanksgiving Eve... now whose idea was that? we finally made it back after 7 hours on a bus (which should have been 4!) and got an early night before hitting the thanksgiving day parade the next morning... can cross that one off the list now.. it was pretty cool and we had a great position (because we got there at 6:30am....) we then headed downtown to the meatpacking district for an awesome NY Thanksgiving lunch at Pastis... Turkey with chicken stuffing! doesn't get much better... EXCEPT then going to see Tina Turner!!!! She was fantastic... 69 and still running around the stage in a leotard and high heels...one of the greatest shows i've seen in a long time...
the rest of the week until they left we basically spent shopping. soho... 5th avenue... macy's... saks... lord and taylor...east village...west village...uptown...downtown... you name it we shopped it... we even had two shopping sessions one of the days with a home break in between! We also did a few museums... the guggenheim rated low...my first time there and i was unimpressed, nothing of substance really. We also walked across the Brooklyn Bridge and went to Grimaldi's for lunch, followed by the Tenement Museum, it was great checking out how new immigrants settled into the lower east side of new york... recommend it to all :)
oh yeah and georgia burnt her finger on my hair straightener and had a blister the size of a grape on her finger for most of the trip. was a great source of entertainment and photographic opportunity.... until it popped.... in her pocket.
and that was their trip in a nutshell, looking forward to trent followed by amy in the next few weeks!!... now the rest of you come visit!
wanna see pics? check the albums on the right -->
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