Picked up our 2 rental cars early in the morning, loaded our bags, and soon we were on our way back to NYC. But not before some (lots actually) outlet shopping. Took us 3+ hours to get to Woodbury Common Premium Outlets with a stopover lunch at KFC. Arrived at around 3pm and needless to say there wasn't enough time to cover all the shops. No biggie though because we had preempted this! Already booked us a night at the outlet hotel called Hampton Inn Harriman Woodbury. Smartest move ever.Continued part 2 the next day. It's really amazing how our loot is never enough. Our eyes were definitely too big for our pockets. Only when I felt sufficiently satisfied did I let us leave. The others were already on their way but with a marginal 1hr head start :) 6 of us could barely squeeze all our baggage into 2 standard SUVs! Scary mary.Easy drive back to the city. Checked into the hotel and returned the cars. We were all shopped out so we headed to the nearby Dean and Deluca for a light sushi-salad lunch. Then went back to hotel and crashed.
No activities planned for the night (for once) so we decided to walk around Times Square (which is where we stayed) and possibly catch a show. Perfect opportunity to queue up at the TKTS Discount Booth like any good new yorker. AT ST & WP bought tix for War Horse while E went for a movie instead. We chose a play at random - Grace, a "Broadway play about a Christian evangelical couple facing a crisis of faith in Florida", starring Paul Rudd whom we didn't know is kind of a movie star. Not bad at all, especially since we got great seats at really half the price.
After the play we felt like supper at this Jap place called Inakaya S had been eyeing. Disappointed that they were closing already and it was only 10. Fortunately they still allowed takeaway so take away we did. Everything we ordered was awesome, especially the chix wings. Spent 65usd. Tasted heavenly when paired with our duty free whiskey. More on this during visit no. 2.
