Coney Island and more

So when I last left you, I was coming off a few quiet weekends and hoping for a big weekend in the city. I've definitly had that now! The past two weekends have been awesome! Starting with first week of September (5/6)...

Saturday morning we all got an early train, Sarah and Steph on one line, me and Frannie on the other, and met at Grand Central. We then got onto a 45 minute subway ride into Brooklyn so we could go to Coney Island. When you consider that Hastings where I live is only about 30 minutes from the city, thats one lonnnnnnnnng subway ride. But we had one of the nicer subways and it wasn't busy so we all got a seat. We were really worried as the subway passed Coney Island, because none of the rides were moving. We'd taken the 9am trains to assure us to get into the city realtively early and when we stepped off the subway it was about 11.30am and no rides were operating! We walked in the direction that the few crowds of people we going, and walked past the famous 'Nathans' a good hot dog place. We saw a really small flea market which basically just had cheap perfume and sunnies - oh and kebabs and dead pigs on the grill grossssss. Then at noon, all the rides started up - big collective sigh of relief!
We walked onto the boardwalk - which was really nice with a few sideshow games, souvinear shops and carnnie/beach food. The beach looked amazing and lots of people were there as it was a 3 days weekend cuz of Labour day. The mini amusement park/carnival is right on the boardwalk, so right next to the beach. There is two famous rides we all wanted to go on - the wonder wheel (ferris wheel) which offered amazing views of the beach, boardwalk and all of Coney Island. After that we got some awful booth photos and then all but Steph went on the infamous Cyclone wooden rollercoaster. It was crazy, so many dips and so fast and jolty.
We then had carnie food - I had corn on the cob and fries. By now it was about 2 or 3, and we decided to head back to Manhattan and go to the Museum of Sex. It was really interesting they had their permenant collection then two exhibitions one about animals and sex, the other about sex and the moving image. It wasn't at all dirty or seedy.
After the museum I was keen for dinner in the city, but the girls wanted to go back to westchester. We ended up getting stuck at Steph's place without a car, so we ended up having chinese delivered!

Next day same girls and I went to the Palisades, which is the 2nd largest shopping centre in all of America. Its about 30 minute drive from my place, over this big bridge over the Hudson. I didn't buy anything (except some aussie chocolates, wooh) and we met Alice & Alissa (lismore girls) for dinner at our favourite restaurant The Cheesecake Factory.

Monday was Labour Day so a few of us had work off. I didn't do much, just chilled at home for a while catching up on stuff, then met girls for starbucks for a bit, then home for a nap, then chilling at the river (best way to end the night!)