Chelsea Market is a food hall, shopping mall, office building and television production facility located in the Chelsea neighborhood of the borough of Manhattan. It was built in the former National Biscuit Company factory complex where the Oreo cookie was invented and produced. The Chelsea Market complex is huge & fills an entire city block.

When it started out 23 years ago, Chelsea Market aimed at providing warehousing and manufacturing facilities for small food-oriented businesses. But as Chelsea Market grew into a tourist mecca, attracting gawkers more than serious cooks. Food court-type enclaves appeared offering around 40 distinct dining options, bringing about milling tourist hordes – like us hehe.

But the main reason we went out of our way to Chelsea Market is to try these mini-donuts by Doughnuttery! Ate read about it & decided we simply cannot let this opportunity pass.

This small stand in the heart of the market cranks out bite-sized doughnuts literally right before your eyes! Watch the doughy goodness come fresh off the conveyor belt and right into the flavored sugar of your choosing. My recommendation: the Urban Monkey. Yum! <3

This is what we call our “ayun oh” pose. ;P This is along the Greenway high above the ground. Ang ganda kasi may mga puno at garden with park benches – pwede kang mag muni-muni. :)) With a little imagination, hindi mo iisiping nasa city ka. #gardeninginthesky

100 clicks. Ate: Beh pakita. Wala syang na-typan. Another 100 clicks. Ate: Beh patingin. She chooses the very first picture. ZO.MAY.GAD!!!

Ang lolo at lolang kulang sa Anlene! ;)) Mga hindi makaakyat sa bato ng walang alalay hahaha. Yes, the struggle is real!

Katz deli, also known as Katz’s of New York City, is a kosher-style delicatessen with theatrically cranky service serving mile-high sandwiches since 1888. They are famous for their over-the-top & meaty Reuben Sandwich. Our 2nd time to try our luck, pero laging bigo. Maybe 3rd time’s the charm? Let’s wait & see! Each week, Katz’s serves 15,000 lb (6,800 kg) of pastrami, 8,000 lb (3,600 kg) of corned beef, 2,000 lb (910 kg) of salami and 4,000 hot dogs. So do the math, ganyan kadami ang kumakain jan araw-araw.

Vanessa’s Dumpling House. Bustling, no-frills counter-serve hole in the wall Chinese eatery in Chinatown dishing up fried or steamed dumplings, buns, noodles & soup. Address: 118 Eldridge St, New York, NY 10002 | Hours: Opens 10:30AM | Phone: +1 212-625-8008 There’s always a long line here & it’s not surprising. Good food at a low price is rare in NYC.

The American Museum of Natural History (abbreviated as AMNH), located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, is one of the largest natural history museums in the world. Located in Theodore Roosevelt Park across the street from Central Park, the museum complex comprises 28 interconnected buildings housing 45 permanent exhibition halls, in addition to a planetarium and a library. The museum collections contain over 33 million specimens of plants, animals, fossils, minerals, rocks, meteorites, human remains, and human cultural artifacts, of which only a small fraction can be displayed at any given time, and occupies more than 2 million square feet (0.19×106 m2). The museum has a full-time scientific staff of 225, sponsors over 120 special field expeditions each year, and averages about five million visits annually.

So happy we came during Christmas so the ORIGAMI HOLIDAY TREE was prominently displayed by the entrance of the museum! It’s been an annual tradition for over 40 years and this year’s theme is “Oceans of Origami,” with models inspired by the special exhibition “Unseen Oceans”. Produced in partnership with OrigamiUSA, this 13-foot tree is delightfully decorated with more than 1,000 hand-folded paper models created by local, national, and international origami artists.

Isn’t it so original & ingenious?? The actual origami work starts as early as April & the theme changes year after year! After months of folding, in late September, the origami pieces begin arriving at the Museum and the team have only four days to decorate the 13-foot tree before the crowds begin lining up the Monday before Thanksgiving. Just imagine the amount of work, time, and effort they put into filling up this tree with paper origami, magnificent!

The regular admission fee to enter the American Museum of Natural History is $22 for adults, $12.50 for children (2-12), and $17 for students and seniors. It’s more if you want to visit special exhibits or the IMAX theater.

The American Museum of Natural History is one of the world’s leading scientific and cultural institutions. Since its founding in 1869, the Museum has advanced its mission to discover, interpret, and disseminate information about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe through a wide-ranging program of scientific research, education, and exhibition. The Museum is renowned for its exhibitions and scientific collections, which serve as a guide to the entire planet and present a panorama of the world’s cultures.

Being so popular, the museum is ALWAYS jam-packed with visitors. It’s impossible to enjoy the exhibit when there’s pushing, shoving, and so much buzzing noise around. Nakakairita, actually. So better go during the off-peak season which is in from April to June when the tourist crowd is not so overwhelming.

Honestly, I just wanted a picture with Dum Dum. Malay ko bang totohanin at seryosohin ng mga kumag ang pag-ikot sa museum? 😛 Sayang daw kasi ang binayad naming 1k php bawat isa. 😛 First of all, napakainit sa loob, as in parang toaster. I was wearing a thermal & a thick-ass sweater on top, as you can very well see. Pangalawa, ang daming tao, sooobrang siksikan. Na-clausto talaga ako, para akong hihimatayin sa loob, kaya after my sought-after peechur, linayasan ko na sila at naghintay nalang ako sa labas, hehe. I love you cool crisp New York weather! <3

At Peter Luger’s, tradition rules. And tradition says, no credit cards (I don’t know why, buti nalang may dala kaming konting cash at nagkasya!). If you want to dine at one of the two Peter Luger Steak Houses in Brooklyn or on Long Island, don’t bring a credit card. Only cash, the Peter Luger house account, a debit card or a check pays for the meal. Now you know. 😉

Peter Luger famously only serves USDA prime beef. The porterhouse is cut from a short loin. A center “T-bone” runs down the middle of the steak. One one side is the New York strip, on the other side is the filet. Since 1950, Peter Luger Steakhouse in Brooklyn has made it a family mission to select the best cut of meat. Order the steak for two and you’ll get two types of meat for the price of one: soft filet mignon on one side of the bone and meaty sirloin on the other. The one we got was steak for FOUR – as you can see, bitin! ;P

Peter Luger Steak House has been named the best steakhouse in New York City by Zagat Survey for 30 years in a row. Kaya talagang ninamnam namin ang bawat kagat! Pikit-mata pa, para lasang-lasa.

Peter Luger’s Hot Fudge Sundae is considered one of the top 3 BEST sundaes in NYC, so naturally, we had to have it for dessert! Our server also gave us chocolate coins to take home after getting a substantial tip from a very happy Kap. Guys, tipping for Kap is very rare, as you know haha. So #lamna sobrang happy talaga sya sa kinain namin! ;))