Vermont and NYC

Boarding trip turned out to be really good. Drive from JFK to Stowe wasn't too bad. We stopped off in Flushing for some noodles at Xi'an Famous Noodles. I guess it was on No Reservations. We ended up getting a plate of the recommended noodles and 2 more bowl noodles. The bowl noodles were horrible. Didn't even touch one. Got a 3rd bowl from the place next door. Much better. Sandy loved it. I guess this other place was recommended too, but Sandy didn't bother to read the entire review online. We stopped off at some mall in Connecticut cuz the GPS said we'd get to our dinner reservations 2 hours early. So I got to spend a couple hours following Sandy around yet another mall. I dunno how she can buy so much, yet I don't buy anything.

Back on the road, we finally realize that the GPS is on Mountain time or something instead of Eastern, so we had to call Simon Pearce to change our reservation twice. Dinner was OK. Nothing spectacular. Cheddar soup was nice. Ended up at Stowe around 10:30. Place was nice. Suite was cool. Guess there are perks to staying right at the base of the mountain. Followed Sandy around on her lesson for half the first day. He wasn't as good as the guy in Tahoe. Sandy got a massage after the first day. I somehow resisted the urge to drop $200 on some dood giving me a rubdown. Sandy swore it made all the difference in her lack of soreness. Boarding was good times, but I think we need to go with someone at her level and someone at mine. I don't think I progressed at all this time. Wasn't nearly as cold as I imagined, prolly cuz we were all bundled up. Love my thermal.

NYC is ridiculous. I dunno how ppl live there. Check that, I dunno how ppl drive there. Pedestrians are retarded. I had at least three different ppl walk in front of my car when the light was turning green. Once I just started going and the lady gave me a look like I was at fault. Taxis are even worse, and they're every where. Parking's unbelievable too. When we first pulled up, the guy was like..."I wouldn't recommend parking here, it's $16/night." I thought $16 was expensive, so I go find a parking garage. Couldn't find any, so I head back. I'll just pay the $16. Turns out I misheard and it was actually $60!!! Parking garage ended up being $46 after tax anyways.

Went to Ippudo that night for some famous ramen. Supposedly the place is amazing. It was packed on a Monday night. Actually had to wait about 5 minutes. They say it's over an hour wait on a busy night. It was good, but we didn't think it was worth the hype at all. Didn't even finish my soup, and I always drink the noodle soup.

Finally, after over 15 years of waiting, finally got to hit up Gray's Papaya. I've been wanting to go there ever since I first watched Fools Rush In. HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT! It's worse than a ballpark dog. I swear Matthew Perry had chili/cheese on his dogs. They only had kraut. Skinniest hot dogs ever. Why the hell would you fly that shit across the country?! It's not even worth walking next door for, let alone driving 30 blocks. Gimme Costco any day. Ugh. Met up with Randy for some New York style pizza. That was good at least. Oh and parking was $40 for two hours!!!!