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I finally figured out how to merge this blog with my website. Yes it has taken me this long….

So please move yourselves to the new accidental tourist. thanks. this site is officially closed.

The Kitschy Accidental Tourist : Part 1

I’ve been warned. Not once but at least three times, don’t do the Statue of Liberty Tour. Friends equivalent it to Singaporeans going to see the Merlion.

But I was tasked by my friend, YH, to bring her a Statue of Liberty fridge magnet, who by the way has a VERY VERY impressive collection, and so far I couldn’t find a decent looking Ms Liberty. Plus, I owed her a birthday present.

So on a grey and overcast day, i hoped on to the crowded tourist ferry that does a loop to the Statue and Ellis Island. It was frigging cold but us, being tourists, we have to go to the deck ‘coz we must take pictures.

The whole Statue of Liberty was ran like a factory. First in, first out. Input and output from the rear. My bad. I got my crappy overpriced made in China magnet that would probably cost RMB$10 but sold for USD$5, snapped some pictures of Ms Liberty from the the front and got out of there.

Still freaking cold but everyone was still hanging out on the deck.

On my way back at Battery Park, I saw the Statue of Liberty that made my day. So kitschy that it hurts!

Where’s John Cusack?

I’m not much of a food critic as you can tell. But when a beverage is listed as patented and the site of a major chick flick (think Serendipity), I knew I had to head there.

What can i say? The maitre d was spaced out and a smirk. I was standing there in line for a good 5 mins before I realised that I had to ask him for a table. Otherwise, he would have just stood there and stare into space. Isn’t the Maitre D’s job to find me a seat? Snooty for a place that serves hot chocolate….

The place was cramped. Yes, the famed tiffany lamps that hung from the ceiling were charming but i thought that it just made the restaurant looked smaller. Fortunately, the waiter was nice. I ordered the famous Frozen Hot Chocolate and the waiter seems to read my mind and knew with that giantantic glass of chocolate that’s meant for two, I was going to need a light lunch and recommended the Chicken Little Soup.

My verdict: The Frozen Hot Chocolate made the snooty maitre d and the tight space worth it. It’s richer than frozen milo and definitely very yummy. It was so smooth that you don’t get tiny pieces of ice in it. It wasn’t as sweet as i thought it would be but the blend of whipped cream and frozen chocolate balanced the taste.