However, now I’m in DC, the travel time to New York has been cut from 8 hours to around 4.5 hours by bus. I could also probably shave another hour or two off that drive giving traffic conditions. There are tons of bus services in DC that go to New York. Megabus, Boltbus, Peter Pan, Greyhound, DC2NY. The list is huge. One thing a lot of these bus lines advertise is wifi on the bus and power outlets so you can use your laptops. That was also a nice pull to take bus. Let someone else drive while you watch a few movies.
With that being said, I’ve been to New York twice since I’ve been in DC. Both times to visit separate friends. The first time I took the Peter Pan bus. It did indeed have wifi but it did not have power outlets. Sadly, the battery that came with my laptop only lasts 2 hours at the most so I was able to get one movie done before I just shut down the computer. Luckily enough, to keep me occupied, the bus driver played The Blind Side. I forgot how hot Sandra Bullock was. But that’s neither here nor there. Anyway, I got to where I needed to go. Lucky for interns that stay in the new residential facility, we are only a few blocks from the Greyhound station as well as Union Station which many of the bus lines and trains stop. So I have my pick.
It was nice being back in Northern weather for a while. It’s was cloudy and in the mid 70’s. It also rained for more than 10 minutes but didn’t become extremely humid afterward. On the Sunday of my visit, we went to the Puerto Rican Day parade. I didn’t even know it was going on that weekend. I’ve been to many parades in my day but nothing beats that one unless you’re in New Orleans during Mardi Gras. It was a giant party full of Puerto Rican flags, horns, dancing, and music. And, I got to see Jennifer Lopez for 2 seconds. That was awesome. Later on we went to this restaurant called the Frying Pan, which is a boat right on the Hudson. That was a nice until it start raining very hard and we were without any sort of cover.
The second trip to New York was to visit a friend for The Fourth of July. We share a similar love for food. So, under his guidance, we partook of many delicious foods. Delicious Vietnamese food in Chinatown, pulled pork Cuban sandwiches, cow tongue tacos, and Indian Curry from Brick Lane Curry House where Adam Richman from Man vs. Food did the Phaal Challenge. Needless to say, I did not participate in that challenge. I ate regular curry. A few other people tried it. They were not in the best state of mind and body afterward to say the least. Vomit may have been involved. That’s all I’m going to say about that.
My friend lives in SoHo. That’s an area of Manhattan I haven’t seen before. It’s a very nice area and right next to NYU. On top of that, the subway drops you off right there from the Bus Terminal. One night, we even took in an improv show at the Upright Citizens Brigade and I know I saw Streeter Seidel from College Humor in the audience. For the fireworks, we went to the roof of my friend's building where he works at. His building is right next to the Hudson River where the fireworks were set off. That was a much better situation than dealing with a crowded street level location. One night, we went to a bar called the Olive Tree where the tables are made of chalkboard so you can draw on them with chalk and play games like Pictionary. To add to that, at the same bar, I happened to see this bald guy standing around that looked very familiar to me. Immediately, I remembered he was on an episode of Flight of the Conchords, which is one of my favorite shows. It only lasted two seasons sadly. I didn’t really want to go up to him singing “Do the doggie bounce!” He would have probably hated that. But here is a clip from the episode of Conchords here was in:
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