Trough my
travels in the USA I even had two stops in New York. New York has an unique
appearance and one will always find one's way back to the big apple. Trough the
fact that I spent already my fourth time over there, I had another week in the
never sleeping city and the pleasure to make some new experience. For today's
article I prepared 3 must to experience for New York..
My first
stop in New York was the Mandarin Oriental. As I had the pleasure to visit the
hotel for its weekend brunch, I was also pleasured with a hotel tour. I was
sadly under time pressure and haven't had time to spend much time at the hotel.
However, through my tour I was lucky enough to discover the spa area, which is
a true highlight. Not only from its facilities it is a must do activity, from
my impression it was the view. As the check in starts already in the 35th
floor this is for sure a "treatment with a view".
New York is
a jungle, with plenty of activities. It can be overwhelming to get an overview
about all the activities and one probably wished for a partner and some
advices. The Broadway Collection is one's partner trough the wide offer of
entertainment and shows.
I would consider myself lucky, as I was gifted with a ticket to the Blue Man Group Show. Thanks to the Broadway Collection I was finally able to discover a new "face" of New York. The Blue Man Group Show has been one of the best shows I was ever allowed to be a guest of. I
was blown away by the dynamic team who totally surprised me and the other
guests without any talking at all.
The show
was a magical experience with colors, laughs and thrilling situations. No show
is like the other, as the guests are a necessary part of the entertainment program.
The jokes
and the whole attitude is very casual and friendly. I felt so entertained
trough the dynamic installations and the powerful teamwork of the artists.
Especially
the end of the show surprised me, as the Blue Man Group wrapped us guests in
toilet paper, and ended the show with this weird but funny move. Thanks to the Broadway Collection for this unique and powerful show. As I'm often in New York and
truly bored by the "standard" touristic program, I'm already thrilled
to discover more of the shows. The Broadway Collection is perfect for everyone
who wants to escape the "regular" New York activities.
New York is
well known for being "different". Different doesn't mean anything
bad, different means in New York extreme. The best example might be "The Beast", a 30 minute boat tour in New York, which is more like a party boat
or a party on a boat, however one might call it, it is an insane experience,
combining fun, fear and a lot of water.
I discovered the tickets via Circle Line Cruises. Circle Line Cruises offers all type of cruises and has great discounts on tours, especially for groups and families.
Different
than the other cruises this tour doesn't last for hours and one will have the
whole Big Apple experience with more speed and action. The whole
"ride" is with extreme turns and sometimes I felt like as if I would
fall out of the boat - the best boat cruise in my life, truly.
The water
was rushing into the boat and all over me and the other guests as if we were placed in a fountain. This fun experience was truly the best one I could have
wished for on my last day in New York.
Especially
as it was summer, I felt super refreshed and it was so much fun to be just
casual and feel free. The whole experience is even supported with loud music
and hard beats. Definitely a party club on the boat.
Blueman Group photos via The Broadway Collection
The Beast photos via Circle Line Cruises