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Mrs. Penguin, Northern California Age and Occupation: 27, Weddingbee Editor in Chief Fiance's Age and Occupation: 30, Doctor of Physical Therapy Engagement Date: January 29, 2007 Wedding Date: June 7, 2008 Blogging Since: September 14, 2007 Venue: Winery in the Gold Country About Me: I love the Spice Girls, dogs with underbites, bean burritos, making messes, high fives, avoiding showers, crossword puzzles, blogs, weddings, and blogs about weddings!
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In the interest of this being a tourist-friendly post, I’m compiling the last couple days of our trip in one post, since technically you can do almost all of this in one day. Since the Bee Extravaganza was on Saturday, it took up a major portion of our Saturday afternoon/night, while my hangover took over a major portion of our Sunday morning. So, you can see how if you eliminated the Bee party factor, how our Saturday and Sunday could actually be one normal day for a tourist!

On Saturday, Mr. Penguin and I got up early and headed Downtown. We saw the Statue of Liberty, the Brooklyn Bridge, Wall Street, Ground Zero, and explored the area. It was very very cold and windy that morning so we opted out of walking across the Brooklyn Bridge, but we hear that it is a great experience and we are sad to have missed it. I enjoyed seeing the Financial District far more than I expected. It’s set up nicely for tourists, with historical plaques and signs everywhere, so it’s an easy place to navigate. It was great to do this on a Saturday, a day when no one was working. I don’t really love it when tourists ask me for directions when I’m focused on my work day, so I didn’t want to be in the way of the New Yorkers downtown on a weekday. Going on the weekend gave us an opportunity to linger, take pictures, and stroll at a leisurely pace.

DAY 3

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Checking out the Brooklyn Bridge

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The NYSE

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Ground Zero

We went back home, and Mr. Peng headed to the MOMA and grabbed some Magnolia Cupcakes, while I had brunch with Mrs. Spider at Petite Abeille, which of course is French for “Little Bee”! Meeting Mrs. Spider was like staring at a smaller, hotter, more hilarious mirror image of myself. We could have talked for weeks.

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I ran off to Mrs. Bee’s to get my hair and makeup done by Mrs. Caramel and MUA (and Weddingbee reader!) Jina.

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Mrs. Bee workin’ on her hotness!

That night was the Bee Extravaganza. We partied into the night and headed home!

Day 4

The next day we woke up late, nursed our hangovers, and met Mr. Peng’s brother at his school. He goes to Parsons, so we got to check out his workspace!

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Mr. Peng checking out all the fancy T-squares. Mr. Peng’s brother argues that architects don’t actually use T-squares, but he’s probably lying, and hoarding a secret stash of T-squares in there somewhere.

We walked on over to Madison Square Garden, where we checked out the Flatiron Building. But more importantly, we ate at Shake Shack, which was by far the best burger I’ve ever eaten in my life.

Following Mr. Bee’s instructions, I ordered the Double Stack, which is a cheeseburger topped with a deep fried mushroom stuffed with cheese. I dutifully ignored the angina I felt as I was eating it.

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From there, we went to The Met and took a stroll through Central Park. IN THE RAIN. It borderline sucked. My hangover (and the 2 pounds of cheese I was trying to digest) wasn’t exactly agreeing with me at this point, so we went home and napped after that.

At night, we powered up and headed out to the Top of the Rock. By this time it was 9PM on Sunday. Late night Sunday was a FANTASTIC time to head up to the Top of the Rock. We were practically the only ones there! They close at midnight, so we got a virtually private viewing of New York City at night. (As a side note, if you visit the MOMA, you get a $10 discount for tickets to the Top of the Rock.)

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(Click to enlarge my fun attempt at a panoramic picture!)

Day 5

A quick lunch with the stupenderifficly awesome Mrs. Canary at Katz’s Delicatessen (famous for the When Harry Met Sally orgasm scene). It was so fun to meet her, she has such an upbeat and exciting personality! From there, we were off on our long plane ride home. I can hardly believe it was over as fast as it began!

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Holla at the bird generation of the Bees!  Chirp chirp! (Penguins don’t chirp. I know.)

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Days 3 and 4 (can be compacted into one day if you take out the Bee Party!) for tourists:

Early morning, head Downtown to see:

  • Statue of Liberty
  • Brooklyn Bridge
  • Wall Street
  • Ground Zero

Take the subway to Madison Square Garden. Eat lunch at The Shake Shack.

Walk to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and explore.

Take a walk through Central Park (right next to The Met)

Break for dinner

Head to the Top of the Rock. They are open until midnight, and crowds seem to be nonexistent after 9PM.

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I am eager to head back to New York once again! I feel like there was so much that I wanted to see, eat, and do that we didn’t get around to, despite our jam packed schedule o’ fun. Hopefully if you’re able to visit New York, you’ll be able to stay for a solid week! But as you can see, even with 4 full days, you can really get a taste of what New York has to offer.

What did we miss? Fill in the gaps for all the future New York tourists!

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21 Responses to “The Penguins Storm The NYC - Days 3 and 4, and a Send Off by Mrs. Canary!”

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Miss Joey (message)  829 posts, Busy bee

Yum…Katz! I miss New York!

 
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MrsSl82be
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MrsSl82be (message)  1,472 posts, Bumble bee

I can’t wait to go to NYC to the Shake Shack to get a mammoth burger!! Thanks for the detailed recaps :)

 
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Miss Glitter (message)  880 posts, Busy bee

Your trip recaps are the best. I’m sad they are over!! But now we are armed with a whole bunch of New York hot spots to check out when we visit in the future. Thanks, Pengy!

 
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Mrs. Lemon (message)  427 posts, Helper bee

SHAKE SHACK… mmmmmmmm. You got me convinced it’s worth the 5 lbs I’d gain eating it :)

 
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frenchbulldog (message)  6,077 posts, Bee Keeper

Mmm I wanna go to Petite Abeille!

 
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Miss Piglet (message)  629 posts, Busy bee

that double stack is intense! did you chek out century 21?

 
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Miss Perfume (message)  1,640 posts, Bumble bee

Really great recaps on your trip! Burger and angina=hahaha!

 
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newportnuptials (message)  5 posts, Newbee

I love the Shake Shack! I went to Katz once, my family members are huge fans. I want to bring my fiance, I think he’d enjoy it! I’m planning a trip to New York next month, so these posts are great!

 
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sal75
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sal75 (message)  132 posts, Blushing bee

Looks like you had such a great time Mrs. Penguin!!

 
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perfectbound
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perfectbound (message)  131 posts, Blushing bee

So glad you enjoyed our little city. We’re buried a foot of snow at the moment!

 
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honeymyheart (message)  763 posts, Busy bee

your recaps were so fun to read, i think i have the travel bug :) are you wearing prada sunnies in the first photo? if so, i have the same pair!

 
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MightySapphire (message)  2,608 posts, Sugar bee

“…dutifully ignored the angina…” LMBO!!!

I’m in love with your hamburger…of course I haven’t eaten one in 6 months because I’m trying to get to my “wedding weight” but I can drool over your pictures and I feel better!!

 
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TheBride2B (message)  23 posts, Newbee

By far my favorite restaurant in NYC is Ellen’s Stardust Diner. It’s next to (literally) the Mamma Mia theater, and it is always busy. The food is fantastic. You can’t go wrong. Just don’t go when you’re in a hurry - if you ask for another soda, you might have to wait until after your waiter is done singing! That’s right, all the waitstaff are either working on Broadway or auditioning, and they all take turns singing to everyone in the place.

http://www.ellensstardustdiner.com/

 
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Mrs. Canary (message)  637 posts, Busy bee

Yay! It was such a blast having lunch with you and Mr. Peng. Come back soon!

 
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LatteLove
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LatteLove (message)  4,120 posts, Honey bee

Mrs Penguin–I feel like touring New York city is probably more fun with someone like you!

I’ll get there one of these days.

 
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sally

So, what did you think of Magnolia. Did it live up to the hype????

 
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Soon2BMrsElnels

I’m glad to see you had a great time in New York. =)

 
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Miss Latte (message)  646 posts, Busy bee

mmm…shake shack. i hope you didn’t have to wait in line! it gets super long…but totally worth the wait.

 
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LzzNYC (message)  877 posts, Busy bee

Don’t you just love NYC!!!! There’s a shake shack video cam online to check out if there’s a long wait haha

 
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Ali

Just a clarification– Shake Shack is in Madison Square Park, not Madison Square Garden, so for non-New Yorkers, you take the N/R subway to 23rd St to get there :)

 
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Mrs. Penguin (message)  2,149 posts, Buzzing bee

@Ali: Thank you Ali! I will change this immediately!

 


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