It’s late January and an arctic blast is about to hit the eastern seaboard. Sounds like the perfect time to make a quick little run to NYC for some bites and sights. For Caroline and I it’s been over 10 years since we visited the city together. For Marlowe, this will be her first visit.

After doing some research we decide to make the Kimpton Theta Hotel our basecamp. It’s a rather nice little hotel nestled a block or two away from the madness of Times Square and on the doorstep of Hell’s Kitchen.

Rather than deal with the hustle and bustle of air travel we decided to take the train from Boston to NYC. I can’t lie, the price was pretty staggering. I could have flown us to NYC three times for the price we paid for our business class tickets. But, it’s hard to put a price tag on the ease of traveling by train. I’ll always opt for a train if it’s an option. After arriving at Penn Station we decide to take in the atmosphere and walk the 20 blocks to our hotel. Our first task was to find myself a new pair of jeans. I’m not entirely sure how it happened, but shortly after bragging about how light I packed (on account of wearing my only pair of pants for the trip) I proceeded to catch my jeans on a piece of metal and rip a gaping hole in my thigh.
So, off to shopping we go.

As we approached the neon lights we couldn’t help but notice that our path was taking us directly towards Krispy Kreme. Our family aren’t really into donuts at all, but I knew that Marlowe had never had a “hot off the line” original glazed donut from Krispy Kreme. For those of you who know, you know. That donut experience is an experience not to be missed.

Reluctanly, Marlowe agreed to have a donut.
One bite later….she was in love.

As for me, I found a pair of jeans at Superdry that I really quite liked. If I hadn’t looked online first, I would have never walked into Superdry because the clothing in the window display was completely not my style. But, deep in the midst of that store there are some very tasteful and well made items. They may have turned me into a follower.

After hitting the hotel lobby for their wine happy hour (a huge hit with the guests by the way) we made our way to PRINT for some delicous duck, lamb, wild boar ragu and a decadent chocolate soufflé. It was a wonderful meal from a restaurant that is sadly closing. On our way back to the hotel, I picked up a bottle of outrageously NYC priced wine and sipped on a few glasses before calling it a night.