Am going to hawaii for honeymoon, was thinking of maybe a few days in new york. Is it worth visiting or is there nothing there i wont get in hawaii, shopping wise anyway and price wise. Is new york sites worth it?
2007-05-31 05:42:39 · 16 answers · asked by windwalker296 1 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ New York City
ps am going mid august
2007-05-31 05:44:22 · update #1
Absolutely worth it!
The architecture and all the sites are breathtaking!
2007-05-31 05:48:26 · answer #1 · answered by Carrot Cruncher 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You're not choosing the best time to visit, unless heat and humidity do it for you - but you really shouldn't pass up a chance to visit New York - it is a fabulous city.
Whatever your interests you'll find them catered for - if shopping is your thing then you are in for a treat - you have the famous names like Macy's, Saks or Bloomingdales, the posh shops around 50 - 60 streets on 5th Avenue - Tiffany's (just right for a little pressie for your bride!), and a host of other names you'll have heard of, or the more individual shops down town in SoHo and Greenwich village.
If sightseeing is you thing, then you are spoilt for choice - the Statue of Liberty, The Empire State, The Rockefeller Center, Radio City Music Hall, Central Park, South Street Seaport, The Intrepid, The Met, The Guggenheim, MOMA, The Frick, Wall Street and the Stock Exchange, Ground Zero, the Bronx Zoo, Brooklyn Bridge etc.
If eating is your thing, then you will find fabulous restaurants.
Performing art - well try Broadway - get cheap tickets from the half price ticket booths - or see if there are any concerts in Central Park.
You will have a ball!
2007-06-03 14:05:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mid August is not a good time to be in NYC weather wise. However NYC is a wonderful place to be and well worth any visit. There is no place like in on earth, it's a special city full of energy and excitement. I would go even in August...
Hawaii is paradise and you are going to the best place for a honeymoon. Still the two locations are so different that you won't get anything in Hawaii that you can in NYC.
2007-05-31 05:48:54 · answer #3 · answered by Just a friend. 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There are a lot more shops in New York City than there are in Hawaii, so you'll be able to purchase more things in NYC. Remember to declare them at customs when you arrive back in the UK otherwise you'll be breaking the law and could end up in prison. The British Government are entitled to the VAT on the purchases you have made. Which is really good and decent of them don't you think??
Have a good time.
2007-05-31 05:51:46 · answer #4 · answered by Mr Tripod 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you should do it, go to NYC for a few days. Theres plenty there that you wont get in Hawaii....architectural beauty like the Chrysler Building and Empire S.B....the Statue of Liberty....Broadway shows....the United Nations...Radio City Music Hall....New York pizza..
For shopping, theres shops on the upper west side of Manhattan around Broadway n' Amsterdam, and on Columbus one block over. Great area, has a neighborhood feel..
Go. You'll have a great time.
2007-05-31 19:10:11 · answer #5 · answered by Joshua M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
New York is well worth a visit, for so many reasons, but it will be horribly hot in August.
If you're just interested in shopping, I suppose you can get most of what you want in Hawaii, but New York is MUCH more than shopping.
2007-05-31 06:45:39 · answer #6 · answered by Trish D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
New York is great. We went there two years ago and had a great time. There is so much to see and do. Even just riding the subways around town was fun trying to navigate our way around. By the time we left we were giving other newcomers advice on what train to take! We went in March so it was a little cold yet but August should be fine. Maybe a little hot, but its hot everywhere in August. Its defienty worth the trip. You wont regret it.
2007-05-31 05:53:24 · answer #7 · answered by sea_sher 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you like big city life then its a definite must do as its a bustling metropolis. with so much to take in and do. it would be a good change of pace to hawaii and its got a larger range of shops. prices are reasonable with current exchange rate. if you get the time do romantic stuff like a broadway show and the rockerfeller centre ice skating and dinner and drinks at the rainbow rooms great views from the top at night and also the empire state is a definite. i did all this and more in january in the cold but it was still worth it.
2007-05-31 05:57:22 · answer #8 · answered by ben c 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
New York is a great city and well worth a visit. There is plenty there shopping-wise, and much more besides. I've only been there once, but I'd give my right arm to be able to go back again!
2007-05-31 07:39:29 · answer #9 · answered by Chipmunk 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES YES !
Visit FAO Schwartz, the toy store you see in Home Alone...
and eat at 'Tavern on the Green' an AMAZING restaurant overlooking Central Park
Go to TKTS and see a Broadway while youre there..
Visit the Bronx Zoo !
Take a horse & carriage around central park ..
There is so much to do there! Go Shopping! Eat! Look at EVERYTHING & have a great time =)
2007-05-31 06:45:16 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-30 08:28:36 · answer #11 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋