 So if you are in Manhattan and you haven't seen Uptown, have you really seen Manhattan? No! No! So this video is going to be about the fancier side of Manhattan, Uptown, Upper West Side, Upper East Side. I'm taking through the club box, I thought I had a map in here, the driver's door doesn't lock, I bought the car my junior year, there's candy in my backpack, and you can pick our soundtrack, we're heading for the East Coast tonight. This video is going to be about how to reach Uptown, what all to do here, what all to eat, and also stay tuned till the end because you're going to go to Central Park and in Central Park are some amazing photo opportunities and photo spots, so you're going to see that as well. And he's our photographer for the day, how are you feeling about it? I'm feeling good, I'm totally prepared. Yeah? So we have a big day planned ahead for Sachi, we know all the, we have an identity which we need to take, take us through that, so we'll have some breakfast, then we'll enjoy Central Park and then we'll end our day with some time on the 5th hour. So it's going to be a big day, stay tuned. How to reach Uptown, okay how do we reach Uptown, first place? Depends where you're coming from, we're coming from Hoboken, so we actually took a bus into Midtown and then we took the subway because we didn't want to walk a lot, we wanted to save our feet for the park. But wherever you are, just use Google Maps to get there, Google Brown. The gist of it is that Uptown is connected by the subway, so you can very easily take the subway and reach Uptown. So we are at our first stop for today, it's a brunch place called Cafe Lao, it's a very fancy place and this cafe is extremely pretty and it's also been featured in movies like You've Got Mail, they don't take reservation here so it's on first of basis, so be ready to even wait a little bit in line before you get seated. Saj, Saj is all looks very nice, his lunch, one for the rest of us. It's strong where you're sitting and having fun, tipping is essential and what's the normal percentage? We tip around 20% for the average service, the service is really bad, we tip 15%. But if you ask an Indian or someone, they'll normally tip between the... So how much you have to tip? How much you have to tip? If you do 20%, whenever you come out to eat, tip for takeaways, morning to tip in supermarkets, it's not required, it's only in restaurants like this, where you're being served. So after brunch, we are on the way to Central Park and yes. The trivia I wanted to share with you, which I find very interesting, is that of course it's like a big park but it's not the biggest park in New York. It's not? It's not. It's the biggest... In New York? In New York. Oh wow. It's the fifth biggest, I don't know if it's the fifth biggest but the biggest park in New York is actually in bronze, so Central Park, contrary to popular imagination, is not the biggest though it's huge. But the most popular? Of course it's the most popular, it's the prettiest park. So how many hours do we plan to spend? What's like a good length of time? You can spend the whole day here but I think today we'll spend like 3-4 hours? Yeah, 3-4 hours. And we'll only cover a part of the park because in one day it's physically impossible to cover the entire park. So we're going to be there for 3 hours, so let's see what all we can do in those 3 hours. And one more great thing about Central Park is that it's free. You don't have to spend any money to enjoy a Central Park. Very close to Central Park is the Museum of Natural History which is what you see behind me and if you're really into museums you can come here, the entry fee is about 26 dollars and if you are spending a day here then this is one of the things that you can include in your itinerary for that day. Okay, so we have some trivia and less or no information about Central Park. Yeah. Let's go. So the fifth biggest park in India but the most visited. If you want to know the area it's around 800 plus acres and it was completed in around 1880s something, 1870s. Wow, that's old. Yeah, it took some time because it's like huge. Yeah. It's 4 kilometers long, around 0.8 kilometers wide. So it's around 10 kilometers per meter so if you want to have a good run you can just run into the Central Park and we'll be done for the day. It's a good running loop. It's a good running loop, very beautiful. There are seven lakes. Inside Central Park? Inside Central Park and they were created by damming or like controlling the flow of natural water. Okay. So if you want to picnic on a sunny day just come here with a basket and a bottle of wine. The number one thing to do in Central Park is to take a stroll. Just take a stroll without any agenda and I think the best time to come is either after brunch or after lunch which you can choose to do in a place nearby and come here and just walk around for a couple of hours after your brunch or lunch. Central Park changes colors for the season. If you come doing summer it'll be all green and flowers also? Yeah. Some. Okay. During the fall it'll be that really nice orangey golden color and right now since it's the peak winter it's all brown. Right now we are on the Boe Bridge and this is one of the most popular photo spots in Central Park and there are also a lot of shoots which happen so right next there's a maternity shoot happening and if you want to get a really nice picture here with view of Manhattan in the background then this is a place that you need to be. Another way to explore Central Park is by taking a horse carriage ride and they take you around the entire park but it's a little expensive it'll cost you about $50. A much cheaper option is to rent a cycle or a rickshaw like this where you can pay per minute and this is also a little on the pricier side it costs you about $5 per minute but if you cannot walk or if you're too tired and you still want to see the park then this is a good option. We are now at another popular spot in Central Park what is this called? Bethista Fountain I don't know how to pronounce it but it's a fountain and what's so popular about this? I have seen it in a lot of movies so that's why it's like it's nice to look at it's got a very pop culture symbolism for me I'm sure it has other symbolism you come here in the fall you'll see what in the fountain it's a working fountain right now the fountain is empty there's no water because it's winter in that background you'll have all the fall colours so it just slips away so this fountain and that arch these are very very popular spots you can spot this in Calhona and also in a lot of English movies and TV series now we are out of Central Park and we are on the east side and behind me the buildings and the road that you see are I think one of the most expensive apartments in New York this is called the Upper East Side and all these flats that you see are like super expensive and super high the next stop for the day is the Met Met is the Metropolitan Museum of Art and this is one of the most popular museums in New York and this is something that you can combine with the day you are seeing Central Park because it's very very close to that so you get out from the east side and the entry fee for this is about $25 so again if you are really into museums or if it's a cold windy day like this and you want to spend some time indoors then it's a good option to come and check out the Met the Met Gala event also happens here every year and these steps that you see behind me are very very popular again you would have seen them in a lot of movies in a lot of TV series and it's again a very popular picture spot here in New York there are a lot of cafes and restaurants so if you want to get a coffee or grab something to eat you can do that and I am very hungry now it's almost 4 o'clock so next we are going to grab a coffee and then continue the rest of the day your macchiato it's sweet but I expected that from a hot chocolate then normally oh yeah compare this with the Mac's better that's better for sure so a very popular place in New York for hot chocolate is Mac's Brenno and I think that comes with toppings with marshmallows and a lot of things so if you are looking for a really good cup of hot chocolate have that but I like this one as well this avenue is also a very nice place to just do some window shopping and check out the displays of a lot of big brands like Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana, Valentino so even if you are not buying anything here it's nice to see the window displays of all these brands and a lot of times they have a theme especially during the December Jan season when it's the holiday season so make sure that you take a walk along the Madison Avenue grab yourself something warm to drink like a hot chocolate and admire the windows of all these brands so guys this was the video about Uptown Manhattan so I hope this gives you an idea about how to plan your day here and the other details involved so before ending this video here is my honest review and recommendation about Uptown is it worth coming here? definitely yes this is one area of Manhattan you do not want to miss because it's absolutely beautiful I have been to all areas of Manhattan Midtown, Downtown the financial district but let me tell you nothing compares to the beauty of Uptown it's absolutely gorgeous especially the Central Park a must must do if you are coming to New York I have more videos on Manhattan so if you are interested do check them out they are going to help you plan your trip and before I end I just want to tell you that if you are planning to come to New York for the first time it can get a little overwhelming because there are so many things to figure out I planned my trip for weeks before I came here so if you want to skip doing all the research and you know make this process extremely easy and personal free and smooth for yourself then you can book a one to one consultation session with me me and my team will help create a customized itinerary for you it will suit your budget your time, your family and also this way you will not only just see New York but you will truly experience it and if you are planning to come to New York the first thing that you need to do is to get a US visa so I have an entire playlist to you are all clearing the interview so you need to check out this video series the link is in the description box below so I am going to sign off here from this sunny place here in Central Park see you in the next one bye