The only real plans we had for day 3 were dinner plans at Campagnola that night on 77th and 1st. In all honesty, this restaurant knocked me off my feet and has become one of my favorite dining experiences...if not the best. Why would I say such a thing? I think it's because I really threw caution to the wind and tried some things that I would never have put in my mouth. When we walked in and met our server (really nice gentleman from northern Italy), my father requested two pizzas as appetizers. Oddly enough, Dad wasn't kidding. He really wanted pizza but our server took it as a joke and smiled saying, "I'm gonna take care of you!" I ordered a glass of their house chianti. We were served an immense amount of food that early on could have been seen as a sampler plate with gnocchi, ravioli, calamari and a scallop (never had a scallop before but it will have to be as amazing to get me to try it again.) Next came a few other items and Chilean sea bass (which again, I had to try and found tremendous.) Then came a gigantic T-bone steak which had the meat cut from the bone and sliced in strips. I could only eat a little of that as I was already pretty full. Then came dessert: a platter with 6 different gellatos, slices of ice cream between them, little pastries in between those and a sundae in the middle containing black coffee beans. Tried out their moscatto (dessert wine) at this point. I was stuffed but really felt like I had toured Italy without eating Italian fast food.
After returning to the hotel, Dad walked with us back down to the Tonic Bar & Grill. I guess it was Beck's night or something because we got the last free round of them as well as key chains. This was the first time we were all able to have a drink together during the trip and Dad left after his bottle was gone. I stayed out a bit longer, had a few more drinks and walked back. Last minute, I decided to look into the Hooters across the street from where we were staying to see what it was like. I then called it an evening.








As you can tell, I'm throwing as many pictures up here as possible but pay close attention to the last photo. Imagine owning a company with that name (or even just being a driver.) Don't be afraid to click and zoom in. I just wonder how many people keep signing him up for Cialis and Enzyte samples. Thank you for sharing my vacation with me.

10 comments:
I didn't even know Mr. Softeee was around anymore. Those trucks were regular visitors to my neighborhood when I was growing up.
Nice recap, Martin. It looks like you guys had a great time. I'll be on Long Island this weekend, but won't have any time to go into the city. At least reading your posts will tide me over until the next time.
Mr. Softee...LMAO
Those pictures from 70 stories up are breathtaking. That must be central park in the middle there?
Thanks for sharing your NYC experience with us!
Wow. Mr. Softee...we have Ice Cream trucks driving the neighborhood these days, but I get the feeling they are more for the construction workers than us residents.
Thanks for the stories for "The City." It's been enjoyable!
Beautiful and interesting pics (especially Mr. Softee..lol), thank you for sharing :)
Thanks for stopping by my blog! I like your style and will be visiting you as well from now on.
That sounds like one amazing dinner. I'm very jealous right now.
-- david
Hey thanks for visiting my blog!
I'm really hoping to get to NYC for my 21st next March and you've just gone and got me all excited about it! Not that that's a bad thing! Really nice pictures
Sounds to me like you had a great vacation. I love the picture of central park. It must have been fun hob nobbin' at Tony Bennet's birthday. He still sings as good as ever.
Mr. Softee kicks azz!! New York is a great City to visit..there is so much to do and something is always open, no matter what time ...I guess that's why it's named "The city that never sleeps"
Looks like you took some great shots! Glad you enjoyed your visit!
Glad you had such a good time! Those pictures were pretty amazing. So when are you planning your next vacation? :)
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