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Getting High with Lonely Planet

Lonely Planet hosted an event here in New York last night to celebrate the launch of their Cities Book (see our review here). While most of the evening comprised the usual drinks and finger foods upon which writers subsist, there were some new ideas thrown into the PR mix. We loved the tour of Top of the Rock which, as New Yorkers, we would never have visited otherwise.

It's not as iconic as the Empire State Building, but who cares when you can book what time you go to the observation deck online? Plus, it's the only spot in the city with an unobstructed view of the whole of Central Park. Oh, and the elevator has a plexiglass top, so you can look up and see the cables while they project a seizure-inducing light show.  

Continuing the rooftop theme, there was also a tour of the Hotel Gansevoort. Their rooftop bar (and pool) is swanky in that Eurotrashy way that the Gansevoort seems to have perfected. If you've booked a room there, make sure that no one else is in it when you arrive; our tour group interrupted a man sitting on his bed. Thankfully, he was tying his shoes.

So, last night we learned to embrace our inner tourist, and to always lock the deadbolt in our hotel room. Sounds like a full evening to us.

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