Five hundred and ninetieth nine chapters big apple
In the men's clothing department on the fourth floor, Hong Tao finally bought a suitable formal suit. Originally, according to Eileen and Nancy's wishes, Hong Tao was asked to buy a men's suit that matched Eileen's lavender evening dress.
, but Hong Tao refused to do anything.
His reasons are very good. The first is that he can't wear that kind of dress at ordinary times, and Hong Tao doesn't have that many formal occasions to attend. If he wears this thing every time he has a meal with friends after returning to China, it would be too pretentious, so he uses
The rate is very low; secondly, this dress is slightly more expensive and requires a special dress shirt, bow tie and buttons, which virtually increases the cost.
With these ladies accompanying him, it is naturally impossible for him to enter the store and rush to buy the goods he wants, and then leave immediately after buying. Then he is not a lady but a gentleman. Hong Tao actually spends less than half an hour buying clothes and shoes for himself.
, but it was almost 7pm when I walked out of Macy’s Department Store.
Hong Tao, who was wearing sportswear and sneakers, felt that his legs and feet were a little sore, but the three women in stiletto heels were still high-spirited and walked with flying colors.
"Let's find a place to eat. Are you hungry too? I'm treating you today!" Seeing that the ladies were still a little bit unsatisfied, Hong Tao quickly came up with his trump card, spending money to avoid getting tired. He just had to get them into the restaurant, and he
You can rest.
"There is a place ahead. Let's pick up the car after we finish watching. Let's go eat seafood in the evening. Irene said you like seafood. I know a good restaurant, just inside the Central Station." Nancy and the others have obviously planned it.
Well, throughout the entire journey, I was not moved by Hong Tao.
Hong Tao saw that the free tour guides were so insistent. He couldn't risk his life to get away, so he would go on shopping. In fact, this last scenic spot was quite to Hong Tao's taste. This was neither a historical site nor the most expensive store in the world.
It's a stadium.
Madison Square Garden (Madison Square Garden)!
Upon hearing this name, I’m afraid those who are watching sports programs will immediately react. This is the home stadium of the New York Knicks of the American basketball team and the New York Rangers of the American ice hockey NHL. At the same time, high-level boxing matches and large-scale concerts are often held here.
Fred and Ali have boxed here, and pop king Michael Jackson, pop queen Madonna, pop princess Britney, funny queen Lady GaGa, pop king Justin Bieber, etc. have all held concerts here.
In fact, the real Madison Square is not here. It is at the intersection of Madison Avenue and 26th Street. This cylindrical stadium was originally built in Madison Square. It was demolished three times before it was finally moved to its present location.
In this location. However, the name Madison Square Garden has been deeply engraved in the minds of New Yorkers, so the stadium still uses its original name.
In addition, opposite this stadium is New York's largest train station, Pennsylvania Station. The building of this station occupies two blocks from 8th Avenue to 9th Avenue. The platforms are all hidden underground, and the number of daily departures
The passenger flow is more than twice that of Grand Central Station, mainly long-distance trains to the United States and Canada. Therefore, after many Americans come to New York for the first time, when they walk out of the station, they will see the white train across the street.
Cylindrical Stadium. Madison Square Garden, this is also a landmark building in New York.
But it is a pity that Hong Tao came at the wrong time. NBA games will not start until mid-October, NHL games will not start until November, and NFL and MLB, that is, baseball and rugby games are currently going on. It is a pity that their games
The main venue is not here. This is just the stadium. Those two outdoor games, one is at MetLife Stadium and the other is at Yankee Stadium.
You can usually visit Madison Square Park. For $17 per person, you can go in with a tour group and walk around the stadium to see the boxes of obviously big names. But tonight there happened to be one.
There is an indoor tennis match, so visiting it is definitely not possible. As for buying tickets to watch tennis Hong Tao, I really don’t have the enthusiasm. People who can’t even play are just watching in vain, so save the money.
The seafood restaurant Nancy mentioned was in Grand Central Station, so they had to go back. However, this time they did not go back the way they came. Instead, they walked north along Seventh Avenue and did not turn right when they reached 42nd Street.
Grand Central Station, but continued walking forward and walked onto a diagonal street at 44th Street.
The name of this street is also well known by Hong Tao. It is called Broadway. Literally translated, it means broad street, but according to the transliteration, it can be called Broadway. It is estimated that the first person in China to translate this street name must be a Shanghainese, because only Shanghai is called
There are many places where you can get together, such as Xujiahui, Wuhui and so on.
However, Hong Tao thinks that the translation of Broadway is very appropriate. Hui means the gathering of rivers, and it is also a kind of container, which means accumulation and collection. However, on this street, what gathers is not rivers, but culture; what accumulates is not objects.
But theater.
Starting from 41st Street and continuing to 53rd Street, there are dozens of large and small theaters gathered in these more than ten blocks, including old-time theaters such as Marquis, Palace, Winter Garden, Broadway Theater, and new generation Nederlander Theater, etc.
What is performed in these theaters is not a movie, but a kind of American opera, or musical. Many famous pieces are performed here for ten or eight years, and the Americans are not bored, and no matter how good they are, they come back year after year.
Are you tired of watching it now?
"How about we eat some hot dogs and go to the opera? There's "Miss Saigon" today!" It seems that Bonnie really has a lot of artistic cells in her body. Not only does she study relief sculptures, but she also likes to watch operas.
"Sorry! Sorry! I really can't watch the opera. I will fall asleep in it. Let's go eat seafood." Hong Tao couldn't care less about being reserved at this time and quickly told the fact that he was a layman.
"He has no artistic talent at all, you should get around him, and he will snore after falling asleep..." Irene knew Hong Tao's general preferences, and quickly stepped forward to help him smooth things over, and exposed him by the way.
a bad habit.
"Hahahaha...hahaha..." Bonnie did not force it. The three girls burst into laughter, and then collectively turned right and headed towards Grand Central Station.
At around 10 o'clock in the evening, Hong Tao and Irene finally returned to the apartment. Nancy was really hospitable. She was afraid that Hong Tao would have less places to visit, so after having dinner at Grand Central Station, she specially drove Hong Tao through the Queens Tunnel.
The East River entered Queens, then turned to Brooklyn, then crossed the brightly lit Brooklyn Bridge and returned to Lower Manhattan. It was a brief look at the night view of New York City.
It wasn't over yet. Early the next morning, Nancy and Bonnie arrived as promised. They drove Hong Tao and his wife and spent half a day driving through Brooklyn, Queens and part of the Bronx in New York.
After browsing briefly, I stopped by Hong Tao's hands to make noodles in Irene's apartment, and then I left with unfinished content.
If Irene and Hong Tao hadn't been attending a cocktail party in the evening, these two enthusiastic girls had planned to take Hong Tao on a ferry to another district in New York, Staten Island. Judging from the many contacts they had during the day, they
They like their hometown very much and love it here, so they want Hong Tao, a foreigner, to know as much about New York as possible. As long as you can praise a few more of New York's advantages, they will be very satisfied and not tired at all.
They are not tired, and Hong Tao is really not tired either. He is still full of curiosity about New York. In fact, his curiosity may pop up anytime and anywhere. The efforts of the two New York girls are very effective, Hong Tao
Although he only lived in New York for two days, he had a general understanding of the city through watching around and communicating with Nancy and Bonnie.
There is a Chinese saying: a hundred hearings is better than a first sight! This sentence is simply the truth.
Hong Tao is already considered a relatively well-informed person. He is guarding an American daughter-in-law and can often hear from Irene about her life and work in New York. This should be considered very accurate, right? In fact, that is not the case at all!
This was not because Irene meant to lie to him, but because of the nature of Irene's work.
She stays in the office building all day, or goes to the client's company. Although she has lived in New York for a few years, what she sees in New York is apartments, subways, office buildings and companies, plus at most a few nearby supermarkets.
, laundromats, beauty salons, etc., they are just a corner of New York at best. They are not a complete picture of New York, let alone a familiarity with New York.
This trip to New York City was not only a rare opportunity for Hong Tao to get to know the city, but also a make-up lesson for Irene, allowing her to become more familiar with the city where she works and lives.
As far as Hong Tao's current understanding of New York is concerned, except for Staten Island, which he has never been to, he has basically been to the other four boroughs. Among them, Manhattan Island is the most familiar, and Brooklyn and Queens are just a quick glance.
, the Bronx is a bit of a scratch.
As far as Manhattan Island is concerned, Midtown is considered the most prosperous area, Lower Town has a bit of an old town feel, and Uptown is considered outside the 4th Ring Road according to Beijing’s habits. There are both high-end communities and places with poor security like Harlem.
area.
Hong Tao originally thought that Brooklyn was the slums and the cradle of crime in New York. In fact, he was wrong. He was deceived by those American movies. The really scary place in New York is the Bronx, Harlem in Manhattan. Brooklyn is just
Public security in the central area is relatively poor, ranking third at best.
Hong Tao has no concept of racial discrimination because he himself is a person of color according to American standards. However, after living in New York for more than two days, he has to say that there are many black people living there and the security there is poor. This is indisputable.
fact.
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