A marble-lined lobby. A private screening room. A cavernous residents’ lounge filled with glowing crystal chandeliers, 30-foot floor-to-ceiling curtains, creamy leather chairs and pool tables lined with dove-gray felt… 37 Wall Street was always intended for the city’s elite. (source)

Guess who’s gonna stay here and live like an “elite” for 12 nights this November/December? ;)

Having done some research, Dia & I were pretty set on staying at a B&B because hotels in New York are too expensive, and the ones that were within our price range looked like crap. We were almost set on this cosy one somewhere between Upper East Side and East Harlem, when we stumbled upon Airbnb and found this sweet little studio on Wall Street.

I know pictures are not entirely representative sometimes, and I’m probably getting ahead of myself here but… I have a very good feeling about this, y’know? :p

37 Wall is a Beaux-Arts office building built in 1907 for the Trust Company of America. It was converted in 2007 to a rental apartment block and most of its tenants are apparently well-off young professionals who work in finance. To which, I immediately remarked to Dia that “I’d better dress up everyday” cos you never know who we’ll meet. ;)

And did I mention that it has a rooftop terrace with a great view of Lower Manhattan?

Neal Caffrey might be there.

*giggles*

Just a block away is the NYSE. Now, being located right in the thick of all that Wall Street action, I am (naturally) thrilled about the prospect of being surrounded by smartly-dressed, dashing men in suits each morning to the extent that I will not rule out a whirlwind romance during which we can head to Tiffany which is oh-so-conveniently located on the ground floor of 37 Wall, and pick out rings.

Have I told you I’m a dreamer?

Crazy fantasies aside, I’m really excited about finally taking that first major step to making this NYC holiday a reality. Seriously, November cannot come soon enough.

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Song of the Day

Night of the Dancing Flame, by Róisín Murphy