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Okay, so I now live on LI and absolutely hate it. I've lived out here for 13+ years and it's never been "home". To take a twist on a Neil Diamond song, "LIs fine but it ain't home, New York's home but it ain't mine no more....."
Anyway......
Since I love Manhattan (and hope to live there again one day), I was thinking about taking a "stay-cation" next Christmas in Manhattan. I plan on saving up about $4k and, instead of doing Christmas at home, I was thinking about getting a hotel room for my daughter and I for 4 or 5 days and just be tourists: take in a B'way show, go shopping on 5th Ave, take one of those silly tour bus things, etc. Just have some fun time in Manhattan.
$4k is a lot of money, but I'm figuring $300/night for the hotel, show tickets (even discounted, they're expensive), food, shopping, etc. I could probably realistically do it on $2500.
Does anyone else find this crazy? Or fun? I'd love your opinions.
That may be so, but if this is what she wants then so be it.
I could say that taking a cruise on a ship for a week is a
waste of money. Sounds to me that a little change of environment for a few days might do her some good.
I agree.... $4k is a lot of money for something like this. I'm going to budget it out and see if I can do it for $2500 or less. Discounts on shows are always easy to get, so I'm thinking 1 b'way show and the Radio City Spectacular (those tix go on sale in July!). Food is easy enough. We can eat out 2 nights and get food from the grocery store for the other nights. The most expensive thing will be the hotel. I'm wondering if I book early enough, if I can get some kind of discount?
I just love, love, love Manhattan (as does my daughter) and I was thinking this would be a great way to spend Christmas. There's nothing like Christmas in Manhattan!
That may be so, but if this is what she wants then so be it.
I could say that taking a cruise on a ship for a week is a
waste of money. Sounds to me that a little change of environment for a few days might do her some good.
YES!!! That's exactly it!!! I think the change of staying in Manhattan, doing Christmas in Manhattan would do me a world of good! Living out here on this 100 mile stretch of nothing has gotten to me physically, emotionally, and mentally. It sucks to just consider your living place a place to sleep and not "home".
It's not that I have the money. I would absolutely have to budget this out and probably pick up a part time job on the side to do this.
Well as someone who grew up on Long Island, yes IMO I find that wasteful. If you had the money to burn(but you said you don't) I think it would be better to save up and take a real trip out of the state or out of the country.
What I loved about growing up on LI was Manhattan was a train ride away. You can do everything you want on day trips.
I would save the money and go to San Francisco or some other exciting place out of state.
every year my wife and i play tourist.we stay in a hotel,see a show and do all the things tourists do. we live in queens to boot.
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