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TravBuddy meet up in New York City

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In preparation for my 10.5-month English teaching job in China, I needed to go to the Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China to get my visa and the nearest one to Connecticut is in Manhattan on the corner of 42nd Street and 12th Avenue. After posting my destination on TB, I received a “location match” in my updates and started surfing around to see who else would be in the city the day I planed to go. Low and behold, a meet up was scheduled for that afternoon… Woo Hoo!

TravBuddy meet up in New York City

sunny NYC morning in as I stepped out of Grand Central Terminal

I'm still busy preparing for my trip to China (departure from CT on 27 August 2008), but I'll write this journal and post the pictures as soon as I can. :)

Attendees list (most, if not all, of us were first timers at a TB Meet Up):

#

TB ID

Name

Country

Attended

1

TrixieSpot914

Clem

Philippines

Rockefeller Center

2

Globevoyager

Maike

Netherlands

TOTR, lunch, Zona Rosa, Chipotle, Meatpacking

3

margaknippels

Marga

Netherlands

TOTR, lunch, Zona Rosa

4

noortjeusa

Noortje

Netherlands

TOTR, lunch, Zona Rosa

5

Morle

Michael

Germany

TOTR, lunch, Zona Rosa, Chipotle, Meatpacking

6

 

Jean Pierre

France

TOTR, lunch, Zona Rosa

7

metroguy

Patrick

USA

TOTR, lunch, Zona Rosa

8

ctjevans

Evans

USA

TOTR, lunch, Zona Rosa, Chipotle

9

antoniobonanno

Antonio

Italy

Zona Rosa

10

rrodjr1931

Rafael

USA

Zona Rosa

11

bierka

Bierka

USA

Zona Rosa, Chipotle

12

nelsy

Nelsy

USA

Zona Rosa, Chipotle

13

terradyn

Rickie

USA

Zona Rosa, Chipotle

14

fransuavo

Francis

USA

Zona Rosa

15

Travelbugg

Laurie

USA

Zona Rosa

Here is a link to my photos from the meet up if anyone would like a full resolution copy.

inside the Consulate-General of the People’s Republic of China
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http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2717125000102183311NwLJhr

To scroll through the pictures, click "next" in the upper right.  If you'd like to keep a full resolution copy of any, click on "Full size," also located in the upper right.  Once you open the full res image, right-click on it and select "Save Picture As."  Save it to the folder you wish on your hard drive.  If you have any trouble copying them from Webshots, feel free to send me your regular e-mail address in a private message and let me know which pics you want and what resolution you prefer.

trixieSpot914 says:

hello buddy.. wow, fabulous pics! -- you should be a professional photographer.. what a nice travel intro to NY.. have a safe & happy trip to China!! take care. :)
Posted on: Aug 25, 2008
ctjevans says:
thanks guys :)
Posted on: Aug 23, 2008
john1112 says:
hey!
what a great meet up, nice list

:D
Posted on: Aug 23, 2008
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Rockefeller Center at night
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arriving at Grand Central Terminal
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an affordable Thursday night bar in New York
At Zona Rosa, we continued our TB meet up and had a fun night. The bar has a cool and cozy atmosphere with dim lighting and colorful cornice lighting for accent. The bartenders provided good service and even suggested we order the beers on special to save money. As much as hipidy-hop and pop dance recordings vex me, the music selection was random enough to include some cool 80's pop songs and even some rock music, so everyone was satisfied with the variety.

The best thing about the bar, of course, were the reasonable prices, which can be tough to find in the city! There was no cover charge Thursday night, drinks are actually FREE for an hour (although regrettably, most of us got there too late for that part), and many drinks were half price for happy hour. A rather small Jameson's on the rocks was $7, but there were well drinks and some domestic beers on special for $4 (other places in New York might charge $8-10).
bar and bartenders at Zona Rosa
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