NYC: Day 2

Wearing: Grey Coat, Primark; White Shirt, H&M; Leather Trousers, H&M; Boots, Zara

Our second day in New York was certainly a stressful one! We didn't expect it to take upwards of 4 hours to cross Brooklyn Bridge and arrive at Prospect Park. The subway played a significant role in the chaos of our day, but we were certainly experts by the end of it.

We began by getting the tube to China Town which we walked through to get to Brooklyn Bridge. The walk over the bridge was lovely. It was nice to get away from the towering architecture and in to a more open space - and of course the views were spectacular! We had been blessed with a gloriously sunny day, albeit still very cold. Perhaps the sun had always been out, but we'd been in the shade of such tall buildings that we'd never noticed!

It was after arriving in Brooklyn that the journey became stressful. I really wanted to view the sunset at Brooklyn Heights Promenade but timing was suggesting otherwise, especially considering we wanted to ice skate first and sunset was terribly early due to the season.

Fast forwarding through all the stress, we finally arrived at Prospect Park and found the ice skating rink. I'd really recommend this place for ice skating in New York, as it's much cheaper and a lot less crowded than more popular destinations such as Central Park and Rockefeller Centre. We were lucky enough to catch the sunset while we were ice skating, through the trees in the park.

Afterwards we caught the subway in to the Williamsburg area to do a little browsing. We stumbled across a lovely little vintage shop which had a great range of (super affordable) jewellery. We continued to roam the streets before we headed back in to Manhattan for some food and sleep. We passed some really cool shops on the way to the restaurant, in particular a store called Fishs Eddy which stocked some seriously quirky homeware. I'd recommend a visit!

Our initial plan was to eat at a gluten-free-friendly pizza place called Mozzarelli's. Much to our disappointment, when we arrived it was shut. We're still not sure to this day if we just arrived too late or the restaurant was permanently closed. Instead we opted for an amazing Indian place called Indikitch on East 23rd Street. I guess you would call it fast food, but with a restaurant vibe. And the staff were so friendly! Even the mild stuff here was quite hot, so if you're not a fan of spice, I'd avoid. Otherwise, get yourselves there!

It was a lovely ending to a hectic day. Walking over Brooklyn Bridge was one of my favourite things I did while I was there, and Indikitch was one of the best places I ate - so I can't complain!

Thanks for reading!

Aderyn x