Goswami’s 14-Day New York Confessions Thru Nokia N95!!!

Question: What do you do when you are sent on an all expense paid training to New York for 2-Weeks bedded in a 5-star hotel next to Empire State builiding?

Answer: You make the most out of it…roflol

Proof:

Was in NYC – Manhattan for 2 weeks on business trip. Staying right next to Empire State Building in a really plush 5-Star hotel – Tower31 [ http://www.tower31.com/ ].

Decided to make summary of my day-to-day activities and see how my trip went after 14th day and whether I could make it experience of my lifetime.

For the records entire experience captured in my Nokia N95

***NYC Day 1: Sunday, 02 Dec 07***
- NYC looked beautiful from flight covered completely in snow
- Took video of my Grand Hotel Room [ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKc0wZF_H94 ]
- Went to Sister’s Place for Dinner
- Total expense $58.02

***NYC Day 2: Monday, 03 Dec 07***
- Reached Office at 8:00 AM with nobody in sight. Life resumed at 9:00 AM
- Lunch at Sarvanna
- Went to The Body Exhibition in South Street Port[ www.bodiestheexhibition.com/ ]
- Getting colder by the day
- Realized this is not an all expense paid trip after all. So started using Bus/Subway instead of Cabs
- Dinner at Chinese Mirch
- Total expense $121.22
- [ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDO8pRmX7L0 ]

***NYC Day 3: Tuesday, 04 Dec 07***
- Reached Office at 8:40 AM
- Lunch Buffet at Copper Chimney
- Learnt valuable lesson never to hog during lunch
- Practically slept in my desk for rest of the day
- Slept some more in my apartment suite
- Went to Ripley’s Beleive It Or Not! Odditorium in Times Square at 9:00 PM[ http://www.ripleys.com/index.php ]
- Took around 3.5 hours to cover the museum
- Total expense $38.90
- [ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=louwJwpVlRg ]

***NYC Day 4: Wednesday, 05 Dec 07***
- Reached Office at 8:45 AM
- Lunch at company’s cafe
- Feet aching from yesterday’s 3.5 hrs walk in Ripley’s Museum
- Took video of NYC from my Hotel’s Rooftop at Midnight (It’s shivering cold out there)
- Drinks @ Stout Pub
- Total expense $56.20
- [ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM0I-BKzrdw ]

***NYC Day 5: Thursday, 06 Dec 07***
- Lunch at Tabla (NY’s best Indian Fusion Restaurant) [ http://www.tablany.com/ ]
- Shopping and sight seeing in Macy’s – World’s Largest Store
- Live Barbie Girls on display
- Bought Overcoat. Now will look civilized like others in office.
- Dinner at Sister’s place
- Third Trailer of GTA IV out [ http://www.rockstargames.com/IV/trailer_splash.html ]
- Total expense $394.41
- [ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29t4T1zREQM ]

***NYC Day 6: Friday, 07 Dec 07***
- Lunch at Sarvana Bhavan
- Love in Times Square
- Drinks @ Hawaiian Tropic Zone [ www.hawaiiantropiczone.com/ ]
- Drinks & Dance @ Tonic [ http://www.tonicbarnyc.com/ ]
- Total expense $81.00
- [ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg7WWi4UeeQ ]

***NYC Day 7: Saturday, 08 Dec 07***
- Got up in Noon with too much hangover
- Vowed not to have more that 2 Long Island Ice Teas in one night
- Phenomenal Helicopter Ride Of Entire New York City for 20 minutes [ http://heliny.com/services/tours/utour ]
[Part I - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obp1Uq5M6Js
Part II - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6sAVrX9E60 ]
- Took some interesting 3-D simulation ride
- Window shopping in South Street Seaport Mall
- Stroll in China Town and Little Italy
- Dinner at Il Palazo in Little Italy
- Couple hours break in Hotel Suite
- Stroll in Times Square
- Watched Movie “Juno” instead of going to disc. Very nice movie.
- Total expense $267.12
- Part I [ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aukOyNv5rMo ]
- Part II [ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3OOeO1hcuk ]

***NYC Day 8: Sunday, 09 Dec 07***
- Lunch at Cafe 28
- Visit To Museum Of Sex[ http://mosex.org/ ]
- Visit to Marble Collegiate Church [ http://marblechurch.org/ ]
- Stand-Up Comedy Show [ http://www.comixny.com/ ]
- Dinner at Chinese Mirch
- Total expense $172.79
- [ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jFwLQ3kED4 ]

***NYC Day 9: Monday, 10 Dec 07***
- Lunch at Tabla
- Movie – Golden Compass
- Stroll at Rockafellar Center
- Drinks @ Kat Walk
- Total expense $70.98
- [ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oc5KpjUfiXE ]

***NYC Day 10: Tuesday, 11 Dec 07***
- Lunch at Pongal
- Dinner & Drinks at Shilpas
- Stroll at Lincoln Center
- Total expense $55.35
- [ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjsYTyPO7sY ]

***NYC Day 11: Wednesday, 12 Dec 07***
- Lunch at Curry Leaf
- Movie – Dan in Real Life
- Drinks @ Dave and Busters
- Drinks @ Ayzas
- Total expense $92.66

***NYC Day 12: Thursday, 13 Dec 07***
- Lunch at Tamarind
- Drinks & Dinner @ Tamarind
- Total expense $101.29

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