Monday, August 1, 2016

❶ 6days 5nights in New York City 六天五夜纽约之旅

纽约的第一天① First day in New York

一大清早 天都还没亮就搭酒店安排的车去百慕大机场了 
不知道是百慕大的机场严格还是我们飞的American Airline严格
第一次搭飞机 行李重量不能跟旅伴共用 而且一人只能拿一件行李 
非常“幸运”的是 我们的其中一个行李超重 所以我们得在机场重新收拾我们的行李 
否则就得付行李超重的费用USD100!(很不通情达理)
庆幸的是我们很早就到机场 不然我们可能连飞机都赶不上=(
We made our way to the Bermuda airport before sunrise.
Due to American Airline "strict" regulations, we were not allowed to share our check-in baggage allowance with our travel companion. On top of that, each passenger is only allowed to check-in one baggage.
Unfortunately, one of our luggage exceeded the weight limit while fortunately, the other luggage was "underweight". Hence, we repacked the luggage in the airport to avoid paying the extra baggage charge of USD100  =(
We were glad that we arrived earlier though or we might missed our flight

百慕大时间早上9点10飞往纽约肯尼迪国际机场(JFK)
飞行时间 2小时20分钟 新加坡和纽约时差-12小时
到达美国纽约肯尼迪国际机场 纽约时间早上10点30分 (新加坡时间晚上10点30分)
Our flight from Bermuda to New York took off at 9.10 am local time and arrived at John F. Kennedy International airport at 10.30am New York time (SG 10.30pm)
Flight duration:2 hours 20minutes, Time difference between SG and NY - 12hours


纽约共分为五个行政区
分别是皇后区(Queens), 布鲁克林区(Brooklyn), 布朗克斯(Bronx), 斯坦顿岛(Staten Island) 和 曼哈顿(Manhattan).
There are five boroughs in New York and they are Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx, Staten Island, and Manhattan.
credit to http://contemporarycity.org/



















这一趟纽约之旅 因为时间限制 
我们只在Manhattan逗留了6天 (在这里告诉你 6天是完全不够的!!! 一个博物馆就可以花上一天的时间了)
为什么选择Manhattan呢?它是五个区里最繁华和繁忙的区
几乎所有你想得到的纽约景点都在这个区内
但它也是所有区内生活费最高的 
当地的朋友跟我们说 因为生活费差距太大 New Yorker都不住在Manhattan 
天天搭Subway从其他区到Manhattan上班
As we only have 6 days in NYC, hence we chose to stay within Manhattan. (6 days is definitely insufficient for New York as there are too many things and attractions to explore)
Why did we choose Manhattan out of the five boroughs? 
Manhattan is the busiest and most bustling boroughs compared to the others. It is also the most expensive boroughs to stay in.
A friend in New York told us that New Yorkers stay outside of Manhattan and travel to Manhattan every day for work.
But from a tourist perspective, staying in Manhattan is the most convenient as the majority of the attractions in New York are located within Manhattan!

到达纽约机场后 我们就搭得士去酒店
JFK机场位于Queens区
从JFK机场去曼哈顿(Manhattan)的价格是USD52 
加上其它税,费用 和小费 大约USD 60-70 左右
车程需要45分钟左右 (但也很难预测 因为Manhattan交通非常拥挤 常常有塞车的状况)
We left the airport by Taxi to our hotel in Manhattan. (JFK Airport is in Queens Boroughs)
The airport transfer cost a flat rate of USD52 for the taxi from/to airport to/from Manhattan, plus taxes and tips, it totaled up to around USD60-70.
Distance from Airport to Times Square was around 45min drive away. (However, I would say traffic was packed on the road and congestion is common in Manhattan so it varies with the situation)

第一到第四晚 我们住的是位于Times Square的StayBridge Suites. 
纽约Manhattan的住宿价位都挺高 
我们住的Staybridge是类似服务式公寓Service Apartment的酒店 有洗衣机和小厨房的
但是房间非常小 四晚价格都要大约USD1000左右
优点是这家酒店靠近Times Square, Broadway 和其它景点. 对于旅客来说非常方便=)
还有每天都有自助免费早餐哦(这可以让你一天省下最少USD10=P)
We were staying in StayBridge Suites, Times Square for the first four nights.
StayBridge Suite is a service apartment with facilities like washing machine and mini kitchen.
The room is relatively small and it cost us around USD1000 for 4 nights. (Accommodations in Manhattan is relatively high.)
The pros of staying at StayBridge Suites is its superb location! The hotel is not only near to Times Square but also Broadway and many other attractions.
On top of that, the hotel also provides free breakfast every morning and this could easily save you at least USD10 per day!
Credit to StayBridge.com






















因为太早了 房间还没准备好 我们就走到酒店附近的Times Square走走看看
很热闹 真的是人山人海! 
来到这里 莫名想到蜘蛛侠😂
As our room was not ready yet, so we took a walk to Times Square which was just a stone's throw away!
Look at that lively Times Square.

Times Square上有很多卖艺的 有扮卡通人物的 有 裸男裸女 有 音乐家 等等等
只要你跟他们有眼神交流 他们都会向前来 跟你拍照 然后收费 大约USD5-10  为什么我知道?因为我也拍了😂我只是说了一声So cute! 他们就全部冲过来就牵着我的手 拍照=<
There are many buskers who dress as mascot, the naked cowboy, naked grandma, and musician etc.
They will approach tourists for photo taking as long you establish eye contact with them, and they will ask for tips of USD5-10, wonder why I knew?
This is the reason...

离开了Times Square 我们走到Big Bus Centre领取我们先前在网上购买的New York Pass.
它是一张纽约旅游万能卡 可以兑换超过80个旅游景点的入门票 (一次)
有些景点还让New York Pass持有者排Express line哦
价格方面 New York Pass是以天计算的
网上购买的价格比现场买便宜一些
所以你去的景点越多省得越多! 
购买New York Pass的网站: 点我
After visiting Times Square, we head off to the Big Bus Centre to collect the New York Pass which we pre-ordered online.
New York Pass grants you a one-time entry into 80+ over attractions! (Some of the attractions even offer express line for New York Pass holder)
Get it online to enjoy online promotion!
Therefore, the more attractions you visit the more you save!
Click me to the New York Pass Website
 

我们买了三天的Pass 还附送了两天的Big Bus tour
Bis Bus tour呢 是观光巴士 分为两个路线 分别是Uptown loop和Downtown loop
不管是Uptown还是Downtown的第一站都在Midtown的Times Square
所以住在Times Square非常方便 巴士有在很多出名的景点让游客下车 参观了景点
可以在同一个地点上任何Big Bus Tour的巴士 每趟巴士间隔大约15-20分钟
(有另一家旅游团的巴士跟Big Bus的长得挺像 所以要看清楚)
巴士上都有一名导游 有导游很风趣的 当然也有念书式的导游=P
除了这两个Route, Big Bus还有Brooklyn Tour 和 Night Tour. 可以到纽约才决定要不要upgrade.
We bought 3 days pass and got 2 days Big Bus tour for free.
Big Bus tour is a bus that goes to Uptown and Downtown.
The pick up point of both routes are in Midtown's Times Square, so staying around Times Square will be really convenient!
Big bus stops are located at many attractions and you can go back to the same spot after finished visiting and hop on to any of the Big Bus. (Interval: 15-20 minutes)
There is always a tour guide in every Big Bus and some of the guides can be really humorous!
Other than the normal route, Big Bus also offers other tours like Brooklyn Tour and Night Tour. You can decide whether to upgrade when you are in New York.
Credit to Big Bus
午餐后 就接到酒店的电话说房间准备好了
在药房买了感冒药就回酒店去了 (我带去的Panadol都吃完了)
因为身体还是很弱 这一天连晚餐都没有吃 就直接睡到另一天早上 (出国生病真的很辛苦)
男朋友读感冒药的说明书 说药效非常强 这也可能是我睡了起不来的关系吧
但是了吃一次 隔天我就感觉好了很多很多 也可能身体开始适应那里的时差了?
After lunch, we received a call from the hotel said that our room is ready!
We head to a drugstore to get some flu medicine before making our way back to the hotel.
After taking the flu medicine, I head to sleep right away and only woke up the next morning.
Might be due to the medicine drowsy formula, however, I feel much better the next day.



续...
To be continue...






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