This month was our very first trip without Lorelai (since she was born). Not only was it our first trip, but it was our first time ever leaving her overnight....and we left her for 4 nights in a row.
In case you are like us, and may have forgotten how to travel without your toddler...here is how you do NYC without your kid.
1. Stay in a small airbnb that has thin walls in an area with some great restaurants.
2. Grab a bagel every morning from Brooklyn Bagel & Coffee and eat it on the go, because you'll have your hands totally free to eat it at your leisure without little hands poking into you cream cheese.
3. Walk around with only a small backpack.
4. See as many shows as you want, because you don't need to find a babysitter.
5. Leisurely walk through central park and then to a museum, or stop by the highline, preferably during the noon to 2pm time when you would normally be back at your hotel for nap time.
6. Enjoy a quiet cup of coffee at a small crowded cafe, like Blue Bottle that would never had fit your stroller or offered highchairs.
7. Don't forget to go out of your way for some fun things like a milkshake topped with a cookie at Black Tap and a restaurant only offering cereal like Kellogs (with zero nutritional value that growing kids need each meal)
8. Visit Time Square after your normal 7:30 bedtime.
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