 Hey y'all, what's up? My name is Sonali, welcome to a new vlog and this is going to be an exciting week because we're in New York City and we just unpacked in our small little hotel room slash Airbnb. We found it on Airbnb but it's kind of like one of those hotel Airbnbs because there's like a front desk where you can leave your luggage which is so clutch. Our room was actually ready way earlier than it said it would be. So that was also really nice and we took an Uber over here. I think we got an Uber XL for $54. I don't know why I thought this but I thought it was going to be like $100 so in my mind it was like oh my god $54, that's nothing. She's pretty hangry right now. We're going to get some pizza, little print street pizza, made the top 100 pizza places of all time or something. Top 100 is kind of a lot but Ryan loves pizza, I for one don't like love it as much as him but we're in New York so we're probably going to eat it a couple of times at least. So let's go find this place and do a little bit of exploring because we literally just got out of the Uber and went straight to our hotel room so there's a lot of exploring to do. Best part about this trip is that I'm going to be seeing my college roommate and we haven't seen each other since 2018 and so I feel like I'm going to probably be really emotional and cry just because I'm like that but I don't know if I'm going to see her today or tomorrow. I think where we're staying is like near Soho but she lives uptown I believe. I'm also looking forward to finally understanding the areas of New York because I feel like everyone's like oh Soho, Nolita and like all that and I'm just like I don't know where the hell that is so it'll be a very fun week of just exploring, eating and all the things so if you guys are not subscribed definitely do so because I'm going to have a bunch of these New York vlogs. Our first sight of Christmas and then also the trash that I've heard so much about. It's not that bad I guess but I feel like people are like oh the tiktokers don't show the trash you know. Good truck. Taste it. Yeah. Now it's melted. It's good but I think I burned my tongue. First bite. A rookie mistake huh. The sprite was like $23 is that like a good price? You're always like $10 a dollar. $1 slice pizza in New York so I'm excited to try that. What's the rating you get the pizza place? 7.5. The first piece wasn't very good. Why? The second piece was good. It's kind of hard. Not very saucy. We're going to walk around now but like the trees here are so pretty. I'm glad there's a little bit of fall still here. Oh the Christmas tree. Oh my gosh they smell good. Christmas trees. Look at how pretty these flowers are. Just got ready to do a little bit of makeup. Ryan shaved. And now we are going to make our way to BH Bodo. I honestly just want a neck strap for my camera because I only have this little wrist strap and I feel like it would just be more convenient if I had a full neck strap and then we can just explore up there. But we have a reservation at Bond Street Sushi. You guys know how obsessed I am with sushi and I haven't really had it very much when I've been home for the holidays so very excited to be getting my fix. Ryan's a new man when he shaves. Let's go. A minute, two minutes and we saw this cool thing. I was like what the heck is that? It's a freaking disco ball tree and I think this is public hotels because those elevators or escalators or whatever they are. It's like famous on Instagram I'm pretty sure but I'm not sure if this is actually public hotels so I could be totally wrong. That scared the shit out of me. It was going so fast. You got to go, go. There we go. Cheers, cheers, cheers. Go fast. It is so fast. Babe, look. Any station down there? Look at it. We're here at BH Photo just across the street but you guys just don't understand how big of a deal this is. Do you even understand, Ryan? What is this? This is BH Photo. This is like where I bought all my lenses. I didn't know that. Guys, look at all the lighting. This is freaking insane. Yes, we should buy a FHG film. Also we're going to the Leica store sometime during this trip. This is insane. If only I had this at my fingertips in Austin, huh? One day I'm going to buy Leica even though, wow, does that say $11,000? $11,000, yeah. Okay, so that's it. Goodness. This one's $10,000 also. Wow. One day, one day. Not today. So we're going to try out a lens. The one that I just saw, it was like $11,000 to $20,000. It was like, wait, there's even wider. But then he said that it was like full frame. But he's bringing me out something to try. I'm not sure if it's going to be like heavier though, because that's the issue. I feel like this lens is probably like one of the lighter lenses. So we'll try it. Look how wide it is. Wow. It does look really, yeah, I know. But it's a lot heavier too, feel it. Not a ton heavier though? Yeah, I know, but that's going to like freaking blow my arm off. Yeah. That's exactly what I'm looking for. Look at this guys. You can fly drones in here. Look at that giant drone in there. What the heck? These are so cool. Is this the one I have? I have this drone right here. The A2S. Thank you. Look how cool. New strap. And it's a lot more convenient than my wrist strap, like literally weighing my wrist down. But we walked over to Hudson Yards and the vessel. I've seen this. Well, I feel like I've seen everything on Instagram, and now I'm seeing it in person. It's kind of really cool. Yeah, it's the most popular reaction. What? Yeah, actually. You got a point. The buildings are so tall. It's insane. I wonder how much taller they are. Like from the buildings in Austin, like probably so tall. Probably the most double. Double? It is the next day in New York. We're upright and early. It's 7.30 a.m. And we're on our way to meet my friend from college. It'll be the first time we're seeing each other in so long. And I also have a package to pick up because I sent my fashion pass to her house. And then Ryan has some calls afterwards. I don't know why I'm out of breath right now. But we're trying to find the... What's it called? Subway station. I always want to call like every public transportation barter for some reason, because we're from Atlanta. We're probably just going to find a coffee shop around Lawrence Place. Ryan's got his backpack on, my tote bag, with my laptop, and my headphones. I did not forget it this time. Hi. Oh no. Hey guys. Welcome back to my channel. Her apartment is so freaking cute and cozy. Got the Christmas decorations up. Okay, she's giving me a little designer bag tour. Okay, so this was my first. I loved her to death. Wait, the gold one? This one. Okay. And then I was like, I want brown. So then I got this one, which isn't like a classic. It's just like a fun little one. I got her for a really good deal. Okay, legit. I can barely tell the difference. It's like barely brown. It literally looks black. Well, Ryan's colorblind, so don't ask him, but... They're slightly different. Okay, okay. And then I was like, oh my god, I need one for spring and summer. So I got this one. And I needed... Oh. Okay, I like that color. I love the color, but I thought it was going to be like this size. Yeah. It was like this fucking massive. I was like, am I a mother? Yeah. But then I like grew to love it. Wait, so do you get them online? Yeah, I do them. I get them on like the real, real or best year. I've heard of that. But not in store. They probably have all those stores here, right? They do, but like I never go in there. Because on the app, you can like filter low to high. Yeah, yeah. Yeah. That's my favorite thing to do. Smart. And then I'm like, which one's the cheapest? We just left Laura's apartment and it is so cute and so cozy. And now we are going to some little cafe that she recommended. Because like I said, Ryan has some calls to do and I also have a lot to edit. So we're going to do a little work and I think it's going to rain on us. So, TBD on plans for today. Just kidding. They had a sign. No laptops allowed and no Wi-Fi. So we're going to walk to Starbucks. We came back to the room and dropped off all our bags. But now we're going to go downstairs. They have like a really nice coffee shop workspace with like a lot of seating. So we're going to go over there because Ryan has a call at 1 and then I'm just going to upload a YouTube video. Coming up for tonight, what is it? So it's Christmas tree lighting. Ryan keeps telling me that this is too much. I also brought gloves, but I know I'm just going to be happier if I'm not cold. So I'm just a little over-prepared. Should I wear my white scarf? Should I wear my white scarf instead? I decided to switch the scarf. I think it looks a lot better. I think we're about to get a rice roll. It's on my bucket list. I think it's from Joe's steamed rolls. But we have to walk like 16 minutes to Chinatown area. Then we got this Thai tea from Lazy Sunday. This is from Mok Tee Nori. We got a yellowtail roll. And what was the other one, Ryan? Toro. Then a shrimp steamed rice roll. And then a beef... Joe's special. Oh, Joe's special. Is it good? Thai tea? Oh, me too, yeah. Thank you for... How are the directions on the bottle used to go? It's saved some room for that. And I'm not really sure... I feel like I want to walk around first and see everything and then decide what we want for dessert. But I think Laura's going to meet us here at 6.30. I'm not even sure what time it is. It's 8.00. Let's see. It's 5.47. And tonight the tree lighting might be at like 8.00 or 9.00. So we're going to get blue bottle coffee. So I recommended it. She's a big coffee drinker. So I trust her opinion. He's lying. I just haven't heard of it. It's right across the street. How convenient. We got some pork. Pork and beef. Yum. It's the moment. Beautiful. We're here at 7.49. Try to find somewhere where we can see it. Vino's bungee. This massive tripod. This guy right over the bus. You know why the bus is right in front of it though. I have to say hey guys every time. My sister says the same shit. We're now going inside of Cooran's Central Station. XOXO. Gossip Girl. So last night we didn't actually get to see the Rockfeller tree because like I said they were closing it down because it was at capacity. But we were trying to go like to see a sliver of it being lit. And it was like on a sidewalk where they were just like keep on moving, keep on moving. So we didn't get to see it at all. So we're just going to have to see it another day which was sad. But honestly we didn't get there early enough. So I mean what do you expect? It's like New York. Like everyone's here to see the freaking tree light up. I am going to end the vlog here and start a new one. Definitely hit that subscribe button. If you guys are liking this content and if you guys want to see real-time content you can go over to my Instagram and TikTok which is so underscore gnarly without the G. And I will see y'all in my next vlog. Bye.