Terrible tourists

A quick confession; we are terrible tourists. Museums, galleries, well-known-monuments frequently slip our attention. If this record of our trip has shown anything it is that we like to walk the streets of a place and sample its fare. That's our tourism.

That's what we do.

That said, our first day in New York was especially sketchy. It was the coldest place we had been by a significant margin and we spent a significant portion of the day cowering from the weather and buying warm clothes.

But it would be a waste to spend our whole first day in New York without walking a little and seeing something. Walking wasn't easy; the sidewalks were icy and the gutters were overloaded with snow and slush. We figured we could blast straight out from where we were staying, take some quick photos, and turn toward Ninth Avenue for some food. 

Our hotel was between Sixth and Seventh avenues and had a rooftop bar which gave us a view of midtown Manhattan.

A view of some unknown building

The bar had an NFL playoffs happy-hour so we went up for some photos and a beer to fortify us against the conditions. 

A walk straight up Seventh Avenue took us to Times Square which was near deserted (for Times Square) and gave us an opportunity for photos.

Yay, made it

We crossed to Ninth in search of some comfort food and thank goodness stumbled on Hudson Station, which had craft beers, good wine and a sample plate of sliders.

Contemplating an angle of attack

From there we finished our small lap, walking back down to 26th Street and crossing the avenues to our hotel. Not the most active first day in New York, but it gave us the opportunity to explore our immediate area, and let our plans fortify for what would be a packed few days.