A Dream NYC Trip Even Students Can Afford!
Day 1: Took the subway from the airport to our hotel🏨
Since we arrived at night, we just explored around the hotel and grabbed some water at the supermarket!
Day 2: Acai bowl for breakfast at Oak berry💞💋🥣
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
MET🖼
(Metropolitan Museum of Art
Bagel🥯 Chill in Central Park
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
American Museum of Natural History🦖
(Filming location for Night at the Museum
Ate tacos at Los Taco No.1!
It was so insanely good that we went back the next day!!!!
Times Square 🏙️
Disney store 🏰🐭🎀✨
Day 3:
Morning bagel at Esss-a-Bagel🥯
The salmon cream cheese and BLTA (bacon, lettuce, tomato, avocado🥑) was the best!
10:00 AM - MoMA🖼️
Ate New York cheesecake at Juniors🧁
It's huge and American-sized, so sharing one between two people is perfect!
7:00 PM - Watched Aladdin🧞♂️ on broad way
We had seats right in the middle of the third floor for about 10,000 yen. We had a great view and it was amazing!!
Went to Los Taco No.1 again this day!🌮
Two tacos are just the right amount! (For a girl👩🏽)
Day 4:
Off to Dumbo!! Gossip Girl fans will be super excited!!
Walked across the Brooklyn Bridge🌉 from Dumbo!
Took about 30-40 minutes? The view is so stunning that it flew by in a flash!
Grabbed food at LEON’s bagel🥯
Shopping in SOHO🛍️!
Rode the Staten Island Ferry to see the states of Liberty🗽 Statue of Liberty! It's a free round trip so🆓 it's the best😃
Went to see the 9/11 Memorial Pools.
From there, we had pastrami sandwiches at Katz's Delicatessen, which President Clinton supposedly loved🥪!!!
It's huge, so sharing one between two people is a good idea for this too!!
Day 5:
Breakfast at Ess-a-Bagel yet again, and
drank a matcha latte at blankstreet🍵
Matcha is a massive trend among New Yorkers right now. Even though I'm Japanese, I got totally hooked on it in America🌎🌎
After that, took some commemorative photos at Central Station📸
More shopping in SOHO🛍🛒𓈒𓂂𓏸
I forgot to buy souvenirs at the MET so I went back for them (they actually let me in when I told them I wanted to buy souvenirs🥺),
enjoyed the view of Central Park
and hit up a nearby Starbucks😽
Since we had a late-night flight, we went back to the hotel to grab our luggage and took a bus to Newark Airport;🚌;
You absolutely must book your bus tickets in advance!! The bus stop is also hard to find, so if you have 2 or 3+ people, taking an Uber from the hotel might be a better option!
It was the absolute best trip🗺🗺
[Hotel We Stayed At]
Neighborhood Midtown East
Hotel Name pod51HOTEL
It's right in the heart of Manhattan and about a 5-minute walk to the station!
Super convenient for getting anywhere, and there are famous restaurants nearby so I highly recommend it.
There's no private bathroom in the room, but the shared shower rooms and toilets are sparkling clean, not a unit bath, and securely locked with a card key so it's safe! You can check if the bathrooms on your floor are occupied from your room, which saved us the hassle of going to check and made things easy🙆 There are multiple bathrooms, so it was great being able to go in at the same time as my friend!
[What to Bring]
If you're a student, definitely bring your student ID! Admission to museums and galleries will be half price or less, so don't forget it!!!
It doesn't even have to be an international student ID; a Japanese-only student ID works just fine☺️(((o(*゚▽゚*)o)))
I didn't bring any cash at all!
Only my card and Apple Pay! Had zero issues😽
[Things to Keep in Mind]
Since public restrooms are scarce, it's best to use the bathroom at tourist spots like museums and restaurants🙆♀️
Bringing your own reusable water bottle might be handy.
Restaurant portions are often American-sized, so sharing is highly recommended!!
Flights, hotel, and sightseeing came out to about 230,000 yen in total!
If you budget smartly, even students can do everything they want and travel cheaply!!❤️
Definitely enjoy your trip to New York🇺🇸🪐💋💞🫦
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