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Old 06-25-2018, 07:56 AM   #21
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My god, that Newark airport is just full of crime. You can essentially see it dripping off the walls. Never stay longer than 40 minutes in that city.
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Old 06-25-2018, 09:23 AM   #22
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16 hours at what time of the day?
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Old 06-25-2018, 09:30 AM   #23
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land at 2 PM.

Leave at 6 AM next morning
that's perfect, get to Manhattan around 5pm and the night is all yours to see.
catch the 4am train back
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Old 06-25-2018, 10:42 AM   #24
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How old is your son?

I hit one of the museums in Manhatten depending on your interests

MOMA
MET
Natural History
Guegrnheim

Along with hitting Central Park.
Depending on the kid's age, MoMA and Guggenheim might not appeal. For a younger kid, the Natural History and MET would definitely fit the bill.

With the limited time, I would suggest starting at the MET or Museum of Natural History and then walking south through Central Park south to hit Fifth Ave to see the shops and St. Patrick's Cathedral. Then right there you've got Rockefeller Center where you can do the Top of the Rock to get a neat view of the city.
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Old 06-25-2018, 10:47 AM   #25
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Old 06-25-2018, 10:49 AM   #26
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I can't recommend anything because I didn't venture out on my layover there, but man that airport blows. The restaurants there are damn expensive for what you're getting as well.


They redid one of the gates last time I was there. I think it was C gate. It is really nice in there. However if you have to transfer into one of the older gates like A, I suggest taking a bunch of acid because that would be the only way to survive that layover in that dump.
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Old 06-25-2018, 11:13 AM   #27
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Pretty much the only thing worth checking out in Newark is the hockey rink. So, given it's off-season, definitely take the train to Manhattan.
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Old 06-25-2018, 11:18 AM   #28
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Museum of Natural History, MOMA, Guggenheim, Statue of Liberty, all close before 6PM. Pretty tight if the flight lands at 2PM.



Best best would be Central Park, Empire State Building (if you can get in). Time's Square probably still has crazy people predicting the end of days, so that might be entertaining...
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Old 06-25-2018, 11:23 AM   #29
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Old 06-25-2018, 11:52 AM   #30
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Leave at 6 AM next morning

First thing to do would be to get a new travel agent...what a horrible layover. What do you do from midnight until 6am, other than be really really tired? I'd be finding a hotel by the airport because if you get in at 2pm, you will have already been up for a good 12 hours.
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Stop by Satriale's and get yourself a nice sandwich and maybe pop by the Bing for a cold one afterwards.
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First thing to do would be to get a new travel agent...what a horrible layover. What do you do from midnight until 6am, other than be really really tired? I'd be finding a hotel by the airport because if you get in at 2pm, you will have already been up for a good 12 hours.
There's that too. Take a taxi to LGA and get on a 7PM flight to Calgary. Or, next time, spend the extra couple hundred bucks to fly to YEG then home.

That being said, I would totally consider going Nuffy's family's route to catch a ball game on the way home.
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"16 Hours in Newark"

That would be a great name for a horror movie.
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"16 Hours in Newark"

That would be a great name for a horror movie.

How does this movie end for the character who booked his wife and child on a flight with a 16 hour layover in New Jersey?
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First thing to do would be to get a new travel agent...what a horrible layover. What do you do from midnight until 6am, other than be really really tired? I'd be finding a hotel by the airport because if you get in at 2pm, you will have already been up for a good 12 hours.
I'm still curious what sort of savings one sees to take such a horrendous lay over.
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I'm still curious what sort of savings one sees to take such a horrendous lay over.

Assuming the cheap flights to Iceland are about $650 per person and ones with minimal layovers would be about $1000 / person. So, you're saving $700 for the two of them, but at the cost of probably needing a hotel and food and entertainment for those 16 hours.
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Ya, I'm fine with a big layover if the cost of the flight justifies it, after considering the cost of a hotel, an extra day of travel and any other costs. I did it coming home from Vietnam, with 12 hours in Tokyo, but that was landing at 7am and leaving at 7pm so it worked well enough. Saved $400, as well as having better connections. If it's overnight like that I'm paying for a hotel.
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First thing to do would be to get a new travel agent...what a horrible layover. What do you do from midnight until 6am, other than be really really tired? I'd be finding a hotel by the airport because if you get in at 2pm, you will have already been up for a good 12 hours.
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