34th Street: Macys Windows, Pho, iboxers and more
We went into the city yesterday to catch the latest Harry Potter movie (which is pretty disappointing if you ask me). But, prior to seeing the movie we walked around the 34th street area, got some food and checked out the windows at Macys. Here is a quick run-down.
Pho 32 and Shabu
We found a great little place that has Pho. It is located right in the heart of Korea Town. The soup was excellent with very tasty broth, and what a big bowl of soup it was. We both ordered large bowls and barely made it half way through. They also serve Shabu - and have these cool little embedded heaters in each table. 2 west 32nd street
iboxers: a gift that makes little sense
On our way to Macys we passed this advertisement for iboxers. This is the perfect gift for that special someone in your life who likes to re-enact Tom Cruise’s dance scene in Risky Business. But for anybody else this seems like a problematic place to store your music. Every time you want to skip to the next song, or change the volume you have to reach into your pants and fiddle with your boxers? Does this seem like a bad idea to anybody else?
Macy’s Windows
The main Macys windows are a pop-up book theme. You wait a few minutes and the books open and reveal a new york holiday scene. Maybe it is because I’m a big fan of animatronics, or maybe because this style of illustration doesn’t appeal to me - but I thought the windows were disappointing. I like the “idea” of the pop-up book but that’s about it. Bad photo of a bad window below.
Subtalk
And last but not least, I’ve seen this subway sign about 300 times, and I still don’t get it. I really don’t - can somebody explain? Is it supposed to be a joke, as in “We are actually so lo-tech that we can’t even figure out where to put the correct signage?”
