New York day 1: from Burgos to New York.

Submitted by maria on Sat, 06/09/2014 - 18:49

We leave Burgos at 2.30 a.m., taxi and bus to the airport. We arrive at T4 Adolfo Suárez Madrid Barajas Airport and take the free bus to get to T2. We fly with KLM. Our flight is direct.

We arrive at JFK International Airport in New York, the immigration lines are huge, it takes us almost an hour to pass the control.

 

Brooklyn

Brooklyn

 

 

We stay at Nao's house, he lives in Williamsburg. To get there we take the train first and then the subway, we buy the MetroCard, which can be recharged, as it will be very useful for the rest of the days.

 

Williamsburg Bridge

Williamsburg bridge

 

 

We take a walk through Williamsburg, a trendy neighborhood in Brooklyn with boutiques, cafes and restaurants, street art in residential avenues and renovated factories. The rent shockwave is causing people to move to neighborhoods further and further from Manhattan.

We reach the river near the Williamsburg Bridge, the views of the skyline are spectacular.

Manhattan

Manhattan

 

 

We had dinner in the inner courtyard of Union Pool, where they have food trucks, Diablo de Tacos with Mexican food, all very nice, the atmosphere is amazing.

 

Food truck

Food truck

 

Union Pool

Union Pool

 

 

These are our first contacts and we are excited.

 

Plane ticket Madrid New York: 610.98 euros round trip per pax.
Bus Burgos airport Madrid: 24 euros/pax.
MetroCard: 5$ , we recharge 31$.
Airport train: 14$ per pax.
Dinner: $12.