Happy (Day After) Mother’s Day everyone! My sisters and I have been planning something special for my Mom for months now. We wanted to spend a weekend in the city with just the girls, (no kids or husbands) to see some shows, go to some new restaurants, shop and have some spa type relaxation. We stayed at The Peninsula Hotel, which is right on Fifth Avenue at 55th street. The Peninsula is a luxurious hotel that also has a fantastic spa. Since Joe works there, I know a lot of the staff. We had impeccable service and experienced New York at it’s finest! This was just what the doctor ordered as we are just about to do a major house renovation and are living in a mess. We giggled, saw two Broadway shows, (“Once” and “Jesus Christ Superstar”) shopped, ate in some of my favorite restaurants, spent time in the pool and fitness center, and even got some spa time in. Wow~this was such an incredible experience!
Our room was gorgeous! There was chilled white wine and chocolate covered strawberries waiting for us. They even left a personal note for me made out to “Reverend Cynthia Basile”~wow, now I’m a reverend?
I might just have to put a TV in my new master bathroom.
I loved staying right on Fifth Avenue!
We ate at “The 5 Napkin Burger” and stopped in “Amy’s Bread” before heading to the theater.
On day two we headed to the spa before going downtown to shop and eat lunch.
We checked out Mario Batali’s Eataly which is worthy of it’s own full day trip into the city! This space is in the former Toy Center building and is huge!
And then headed downtown to the meat packing district for lunch at Pastisse. I love how clean New York has become… I remember when the meat packing district was just plain scarey and not anywhere that I would have taken visitors.
I had to pay a visit to Christian Louboutin !
Then back to the hotel to relax before going out to see our second Broadway play.
Overall, a once in a lifetime weekend…a girl could get spoiled!
