There are just a few days left until I ventured out into the city that never sleeps. In just over 48 hours I, along with my friend Irma will be boarding an over night Greyhound bus bound for New York City. We arrive Friday morning at 11am. Hostel is booked, Amtrak tickets back to Oakville are booked, and everything is set to go. We plan on being complete and total tourists for our three day stay (okay 68 hours total), what else can you do on your first trip to New York, especially when the stay is so short. We’re going to grab the City Pass, which will provide access to the biggest tourist destinations for a discounted price.

There are quite a few things on my list that revolve around NYC so I will be running around crossing things off. We’re going to be taking in the Statue of Liberty, museums, Empire State Building, eating the local foods (I hear Little Italy has some phenomenal cuisine!) and one last completely amazing thing. Bon Jovi in Central Park! I seriously almost shit a brick wall when I heard that Bon Jovi would be putting on a free concert during my stay. I emailed Irma promptly and ensured she would agree to spending Saturday afternoon grooving to some awesome 80’s tunes, and of course she complied.

As for now I’m just biding my time until I’m on that bus and Big Apple bound. I have a list of things to do prior to leaving on Thursday, especially since I will be without internet access for over a week (I’m going to die). Today I booked up an appointment to give blood upon my return, and there are some other house keeping issues I have to take care of before I escape into what will feel like 1832 and am without internets.