I love Japanese food. And I love ramen. I am always on a quest to find the best ramen in any major city that I visit, if they are available. Since New York is a multiculturally diverse city, I knew I would find some good ramen here. I had planned on going to Ippudo after finding out there was one a few blocks from our Midtown hotel, but it had been elusive. On the first night in NYC, I couldn’t find (I blame it on the heavy rains) and I ended up dining at Nippori, which was a

Some fortuitous circumstances had led me to the Grand Central Station and I welcomed it. I had been meaning to go visit anyway, at some point, to check out the market section and take pictures of the Main Concourse and the Booth Clock. This historic, world-famous landmark, featured in so many American films, is not only a major transportation hub, but is also a shopping, dining, and cultural destination. It has a variety of shops, restaurants and cafes, and a full calendar of

I left my husband and our son at the American Museum of Natural History. They wanted to stay longer to explore the Earth and Planetary Sciences Hall and to see the Space Show at the Hayden Planetarium Space Centre. As for me, it was time to see some art after looking at dinosaur bones. Since they were not interested in going to The MET (The Metropolitan Museum of Art), I went alone. I left the museum via the West 77th Street grand entrance and passed by the Grand Gallery wher

The program for Day 3 in New York City was to see the dinosaur bone exhibition at the American Museum of Natural History in the Upper West Side of Manhattan. After figuring out the maze of the New York subway system, we hopped on the C Line which took us right at the museum door within four stops. The only snag was the wait time. When we entered the museum, the security guard told us that the line-up extended outside the entrance doors and along the corridor of the subway sta