Trip to the US - calling for meetups?

[tielan]

Okay peeps: travel meetup plans! I'd love to catch up with you and anyone else who's around in town - a cup of coffee (or beverage of choice), a wander around somewhere, or a quick meal! Whatever we can manage!

SF Bay Area Sunday 25th August - Thursday 29th August

Suggestions for things to do during the day in SF? I've been before so it's not a really huge deal, but I'd like to go to...museums? Art? History? Things that I can do during the day vs. at night when I think my host and I will be staying in, or possibly catching up with local friends.

New York City Friday 6th September - Monday 9th September

In New York, at least, I'd like to:
- go to a couple of museums (Modern Art is nicely close to my hotel)
- see a show (I was hoping there'd be a Cirque du Soleil in town, but it looks like not.)
- go to Union Square Markets

Any other suggestions?

I'll be briefly in Denver, CO (like, 6 hours) and in Raleigh, NC for a couple of days, but I'm not sure who's from around there...other than my hosts, of course. :)

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[ladyjax]

I'm around-ish so if you'd like to grab some coffee, that would be great.

[tielan]

That would be wonderful!

I'll probably mostly be getting around in SF via BART, on account of Alli working during the day, so she'll put me on the BART a couple of days and I'll wander around and check things out. :)

I'll post my US phone number once I get it.

[evil_plotbunny]

If I'm not working that weekend, we could wander around Union Square market and I could take you to the Strand and Forbidden Planet, which are both nearby.

[tielan]

Would love to meet - definitely the markets at least!

[evil_plotbunny]

Unfortunately, it turns out that's my weekend to work. I might be able to ask for Friday off for Saturday, depending on when you get in. The market is a weekend thing, but we could do Broadway/the Fashion district fabric shops or something else of your choosing.

[tielan]

D'oh!

I have all Friday PM - my flight should get in just after midday, so if you can scramble some time, it would be fantastic to go fabric shopping... ;)

[evil_plotbunny]

That sounds good. I still haven't poked through all the shops in the fashion district (and it will be mostly fashion fabrics, not quilting fabrics).

[glass_icarus]

I can be in NYC that weekend, probably(?)! :)

For short-ish daytime excursions there's always Central Park (you can rent a bike near there if you want), Chelsea Market + the High Line is generally a good combination for food and rambling purposes, and the Strand is 22 miles of bookish glee. The Lower East Side is a fun neighborhood to walk around/get lost in, and Chinatown has good cheap eats (though it's usually especially crowded on weekends). Museums-wise I like the Met because it's lovely and ENORMOUS, you can get lost in it forever. If you want to check out the Cloisters and Fort Tryon Park, that's also an option, but they're all the way at the northern end of Manhattan so there's not much else around in terms of sightseeing. I did live near there for the last couple of years, though, so if you'd like a less majorly touristy half-day or something I do have food recs in the area.

[tielan]

If you can, I'd love to meet up, and food recs are always awesome. Nice to know the non-touristy stuff. :)

I am definitely going to get a look in at the Met, likewise I'd love to visit Chinatown for eats and wanderings (and comparison with Sydney, of course). The weekendness can't really be helped, alas - I'm due to join the parentals in Italy on the 10th, so I leave on the 9th, which is a Monday, and I wanted to stay at least a few days with the friends in NC...

Hopefully it won't take another 12 years for me to get back to NYC though!