Having grown up in New Jersey, my idea of Labor Day was to drive down the shore and spend as much time as possible on the beach. Soaking up the sun on the official last day of summer was all that was required for a spectacular Labor Day. However, after meeting my then-boyfriend and now husband, my plans for a fun Labor Day have changed. My husband grew up in Bermuda, so the idea of spending another weekend at the beach was not too enticing for him. I decided to go all out for his first Labor Day weekend here in the States and planned out a day for us to spend in New York City. Growing up so close to the city made it easy for me to pick perfect spots for our Labor Day extravaganza. We took the ferry over to Manhattan first thing in the morning and went directly to the Metropolitan Museum of Art- one of my favorite places and a place that he had mentioned some interest in seeing. After spending about 4 hours there, we left and grabbed some street meat aka a New York City hot dog and headed off to watch the Labor Day parade. However, we basically missed the parade because we spent so much time in the museum earlier that morning so I had to scrap those plans. Instead, we decided to just walk around Central Park and grab dinner later in Times Square. Our walk lasted a few hours and we even stopped at the Central Park zoo– a place neither of us had ever been before, which made it extra special. Later, we had a fantastic dinner in Times Square at Bubba Gump’s Restaurant and then took the ferry home. He mentioned to me later when we were on the ferry on our way back how awesome of a trip that was and every Labor Day since, we’ve tried to make it into the City at least for dinner.
