Top 10 things to do in New York

I just got back from my trip to New York. These are my 10 top things to do in New York, USA. Please enjoy!

1. Luxury lunch at Hotel Fairmonts food hall. Their lobster salad is fab!
2. A slow walk in Central Park
3. Shopping at Macys department store
4. Shopping in Soho (Dont miss the Converse store)
5. Visit the view deck at the Empire State Building
6. An opera evening at the Metropolitan opera house
7. Ice scating at the Rockefeller center
8. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 5th avenue, 82nd street. Fashion art exhibitions, paintings, sculptures, photography. And a roof top bar with a view of Central Park.
9. Visit Chinatown and Little Italy. Lovely home-made pasta at the Italian restaurant Grotta Assura in Little Italy. Ravioli four cheeses olala!
10. Shop shop shop at the Outlet Century 21 next to World Trade center

4 bonus foodie favorites…

• Hamburgers for lunch at the genuine Pj Clarkes
• A drink and real pub meal at the pub Hurley's
• Dinner at Sparks Steak house. Very Italian. Very huge steaks!
• Magnolia Bakery. Yummie!
• Have a pink cocktail (Knickerbox) at the sky bar next to Hilton Garden
• Vand Coffee shop, 673 Madison avenue, 61st street. A classic coffee shop on Manhattan.
• Luke´s Lobster. Try the lobster roll! Like a hot dog with lobster but without sausage.

Do you know a restaurant, attraction, shop in New York that should be on my top list? Please leave a comment here.

Visit Venice

Venice has been described as "the most beautiful city built by man" and "one of Europe's most romantic cities". And I can only agree, it is one of the most beautiful places I ever visited. I just adored it! These are some of my favourites that I can recommend you to see in Venice, Italy.

Top 10 things to do in Venice

1. Visit the Piazza San Marco (San Marco square) and the Basilica San Marco (St Mark´s Bascilica)
2. Visit one of the many glass shops and buy some glass from Murano. Stunning pieces! I found a lovely necklace in glass which I just adore.
3. Have a coffe at the cafe "Caffe Florian"
4. Buy masks. I bought some beautiful masks when I visited Venice. Now I need to arrange a costume party soon!
5. The city is built on city stretches across 117 small islands. Go on a guided walking tour to get the history of the city. Go with a Gondola to explore it from sea and feel the atmosphere of being in Venice.
6. If you like are there are plenty of art galleries and museum. Why not visit the Peggy Gugenheims museum.
7. Take a nice walk over the Rialtobridge
8. Visit the opera house, go there even if you dont like opera, just to see the lovely building
9. Visit the Palazzo Ducale (the Duke of Venice palace)
10. Summarize the day in good compay with a drink at the classic Harrys bar followed by a Italian dinner in one of the many fab restaurants.
11. If you decide that you want your own Gondola after a couple of drinks in Harry´s bar. You can order your own gondola on http://www.tramontingondole.it/

Fabulous hotels in Venice

Some of the hotels in Venice are just too beautiful to be missed. Palaces, luxury and history. Do I need to say more?

• Ca' Sagredo Hotel. A renovated 15th-century palace, with pink façade, between Ca’ d’Oro and the Rialto Bridge on the spectacular Grand Canal.
• Centurion Palace.
• Overlooking St. Mark’s Basin at the mouth of the Grand Canal, Centurion Palace is in the former convent of Palazzo Genovese.
• Liassidi Palace set on the San Lorenzo Canal.
• Londra Palace Hotel is built in a neo-Gothic palace which is over 150 years old. Located close to the St Mark’s Square.
• Palazzo Sant'Angelo sul Canal Grande is a Venetian palace on the world’s most fashionable waterway, just between the Rialto and Accademia Bridges. It has its own boat dock of course...