china town, financial district, brooklyn bridge

Yesterday, was quite a tiresome day.  Tessa and I went to Hoboken with her mom and decided we would go to China Town for cheap souvenirs and then walked through the Financial District and the Brooklyn Bridge.  All together, there was more than 7 miles of walking around downtown.  It was really sketchy in China Town and we tried to spend as little time there as possible, but like I said was great for souvenirs.  The Financial District was really nice though.  There were lots of old buildings that had great architecture and  looked really nice.  We were also able to go to the "official" store of NYC which was an over priced souvenir shop with a few good items that I would never buy.  The Brooklyn Bridge was really nice though.  We walked to the promenade and took pictures with the skyline in the background and of the skyline.  It was a really long walk though and getting more hot and more humid as we crossed back.  We left that area and went back to Hoboken as soon as possible.  In Hoboken we chanced going to Carlos Bakery and were pleasantly surprised that there was no line.  So, I ordered a canoli and it was really delicious and I saw one of the guys from the t.v. show.  After canolis, I had my first slice of East Coast pizza and it was much better than at home.  My day was jam packed and I actually took around 15,000 steps and was tired beyond belief.

Always,
Jillian

The Brooklyn Bridge

Carlos Bakery..... First REAL Pie