Jersey Shore & 4th of July

On Thursday we traveled to Jersey Shore to visit the Shirt Shop and house where the MTV series Jersey Shore was shot. We arrived there at around noon and parked our car in front of the Jersey Shore house. It surprised us that there were all kinds of camera's and security in front of the house (we didn't know they were shooting a new season at the time). A car passed by and some chick shouted: "I love you Vinny!!!" We were like, huh?

So we walked down the boardwalk to grab some food. While we were walking up to the boardwalk, we heard girls screaming and security clearing the road. So we turned around and who did we see? Friggin Vinny from Jersey Shore. He walked to the T-Shirt Shop and we followed them. We weren't allowed to walk inside the shop (we had to wait at in a row to be able to get inside), but we saw Jenny also inside the store. We decided to grab some lunch first before waiting behind the line.

While we were waiting, we saw Vinny and the Store Manager walking by. Later on, the rest of the Jersey Shore cast walked by. Snookie is so tiny! They were all a lot shorter than I thought. It was funny to see them. I bought a hoodie from the T-shirt Shop with the text: "Come at me bro".

After Jersey Shore we drove to the location where The Sopranos series was shot. We went to Tony Soprano's house (it's GIGANTIC) and the Bada Bing Strip Club. Yes, I was forced to go into the strip club for a split second, I was like "WTF am I doing here?!"

Thursday evening we drove back to New York, it was a fantastic road trip and a wonderful experience.

Friday, Saturday and Sunday we chilled a lot. Especially in the Soho area.

Monday was the 4th of July, the Independence Day. We woke up early and went to Coney Island to watch the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Championship. Daaaaamn those people can eat!! The winner was Joey Chestnut, he ate 62 hot dogs in 10 minutes!!!!! DAYUUMMM!!! After the eating contest we walked down the boardwalk a bit, but the weather was so hot!!! So after a while we went back to Times Square and prepared for the fireworks. We walked to the 42nd street, which was the closest to the Hudson River, where the fireworks were held. We arrived there at around 6PM (the fireworks starts at 9.25PM) and there were already people sitting at the middle of the street waiting. So we folded out our towels and sat at the middle of the street along with the rest. Great experience! We killed some time by playing cards and after 3,5 hours waiting the fireworks started. Great show!!

Today we woke up a bit later because we were dead tired from the 4th of July. We went to American Museum of National History. I looooooove this museum!! They had a Dinosaurs section, Indians and Dead Animals Section and a friggin awesome Planetarium!!! Loved it loved it loved it!!
After the museum we went to grab lunch/ dinner at Go! Go! Curry. Taste is exactly the same as the curry you can eat in Japan. Excellent. After dinner we went to Bryant Park to shop at Kinokuniya and Book Off. I bought a few magazines and the photo book of Lena Fuji. After that we went to chill a bit at South Ferry, watching the Statue of Liberty at a far distant.

We are now 11 days in New York/ USA, but it seems like months for me. I am getting accustomed to the culture here and I don't want to think about the return to the Netherlands at all. 10 more days to go!