In the city – Heippa! Olin viime viikon lopulla siis New Yorkissa, niinkuin edellisessĂ€ postauksessa mainitsinkin. Viimeksi olin joskus kesĂ€llĂ€ ja oli kyllĂ€ kiva taas kĂ€ydĂ€! Saavutaan aina illalla ja yleensĂ€ kĂ€yn vaan ostamassa ruokaa ja sitten meen aikaisin nukkumaan. Oos joskus koittanyt kĂ€ydĂ€ vĂ€hĂ€n muuallakin sillon ekana iltana, mutta oon aina niin poikki ettei siitĂ€ kiertelystĂ€ tuu mitÀÀn. TĂ€llĂ€ kertaa kuitenkin kĂ€ytiin yhen kollegan kans Century 21-outletissĂ€ siinĂ€ lĂ€hellĂ€ ja sen jĂ€lkeen nĂ€ytin samalle kollegalle mistĂ€ löytyy lĂ€hin Whole Foods. Century 21:ssĂ€ kattelin Awsille takkia, mutta yllĂ€ttĂ€en siellĂ€ ei ollutkaan juuri mitÀÀn isoja kokoja. En sitten tiedĂ€ oliko isot koot menny vai oliko niitĂ€ koskaan ollutkaan. Ei oo kuulkaa helppoa löytÀÀ vaatteita jos ns. normikoot ei passaa đ Sunnuntaina kateltiin ItiksessĂ€ kenkiĂ€ Awsille ja todettiin (taas) ettĂ€ melkein kaikissa malleissa isoin koko on 46-47… No, eipĂ€hĂ€n tuu osteltua liikaa!
In the city – Hello! In the end of last week I was in New York, like I mentioned in my last post. Last time I was there was in the summer and it was nice to visit again! We always arrive there in the evening and normally I just go to buy some food and then come back to the hotel and go to sleep early. Some times I have tried to do more on that evening, but I’m always so tired that it’s not really worth it. This time, however, I went out with a colleague and we went to Century 21 (an outlet) near our hotel and after that I showed my colleague where the nearest Whole Foods is. In Century 21 I looked for a jacket for Aws, but to my surprise there were almost no big sizes. I don’t know if they were sold out of if there had ever been any big sizes. I can tell you, it is not easy to find clothes if you are outside of the so called normal size range đ On Sunday we were looking for shoes for Aws here in Helsinki and we noticed (once again) that the biggest sizes of almost all models are 46-47… Well, can’t shop too much, that’s for sure!
Seuraavana pĂ€ivĂ€nĂ€ herĂ€sin ennen herĂ€tystĂ€ hyvin nukutun yön jĂ€lkeen. Harvoin tulee nukuttua noin sikeĂ€sti layovereilla! En tiiĂ€ pitÀÀkö sittenkin ottaa tavaksi kĂ€vellĂ€ saapumisiltana itsensĂ€ aivan loppuun, jos kerta noin hyvin tulee sitten nukuttua. YleensĂ€ en juuri isompia shoppaile reissuilla, paljolti siksi ettei lentoemĂ€nnĂ€n palkalla paljo mĂ€llĂ€illĂ€. TĂ€llĂ€ kertaa mulla oli kuitenkin missiona shopata Victoria’s SecretillĂ€ ja Nature Republicilla. Olin googletellu Nature Republicin kaupan ja suuntasin sinne ekana. Kun nousin metropysĂ€kiltĂ€ kadulle, huomasin siinĂ€ nenĂ€ni edessĂ€ valtavan VS:n liikkeen, jonne meninkin sitten ensin. En oo ennen ostanut VS:n alusvaatteita, mutta nyt pÀÀtin kokeilla. Onhan ne kyllĂ€ kauniita! Halusin myös ostaa uuden meikkipussin VS:ltĂ€.
The next day I woke up before my alarm after a good night sleep. It’s not often that I sleep so well on a layover! Maybe I should make it a habit to walk more in the evening so I’ll be completely exhausted at night, if that makes me sleep so well. Normally I don’t shop much on my trips, mainly because not much of shopping can happen with a flight attendant’s salary. This time, however, I had decided to shop a little in Nature Republic and Victoria’s Secret. I had googled the Nature Republic shop and that’s where I headed first. When I came up from the metro station to the street, I saw a huge VS store right in front of me. So I went there first. I hadn’t bought underwear from VS before, so this was my first time. Oh boy, their stuff is beautiful! I also wanted to buy a new make-up bag from VS.
Me lĂ€hdetÀÀn iltapĂ€ivĂ€llĂ€ lentokentĂ€lle ja aina suunnittelen palaavani hotellille hyvissĂ€ ajoin, ettĂ€ ehdin vĂ€hĂ€n huilata ennen lentoa. YleensĂ€ aikaa sitten meneekin sen verran, ettĂ€ huilaamiset jÀÀ aika lyhyeksi. TĂ€llĂ€ kertaa kuitenkin sain aikaiseksi palata mid townista takaisin down towniin ihan hyvissĂ€ ajoin. Muistin, ettĂ€ siinĂ€ hotellin lĂ€hellĂ€ on yks kirjakauppa ja menin vielĂ€ kĂ€ymÀÀn siellĂ€. Ostin yhden kirjan ja kun mulla oli vielĂ€ aikaa, otin kirjakaupan kahvilasta kahvin ja istuskelin kahvilassa tovin lukemassa mun uutta kirjaa. Ihanaa! SiitĂ€ sitten ruokakaupan kautta takaisin hotellille. Toivoin just ens kuulle taas NykkiĂ€. Se paluu on kyllĂ€ karmiva, kun ollaan aamulla HelsingissĂ€. SiinĂ€ on sitten pĂ€ivĂ€ kaupungilla plus työyö takana ja uusi pĂ€ivĂ€ taas edessĂ€. SiitĂ€kin huolimatta tykkÀÀn kĂ€ydĂ€ đ
We leave to the airport in the afternoon and I always plan to return to the hotel in a good time to have some time to relax before the flight. Most of the times I end up returning to the hotel so late that I don’t have too much time to rest. This time I managed to leave mid town and return to down town in a good time. I remembered that there is a book store near our hotel so I went there. I bought a book and because I still had time, I took a coffee from a cafĂ© in the book store and sat down to read my new book. Lovely! From there I went to Whole Foods and then to the hotel. I have bid New York for next month again. The return is brutal, because we arrive to Helsinki in the morning. That means I have a day in the city plus a night at work behind me and a new day ahead. Regardless of that, I still like visiting the city đ