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Shop Like the Women on Sex and the CitySex and the City Fans are now able to visit the hippest and hottest sites, and shop like the women on the popular HBO series, courtesy of On Location Tours. The three-hour bus tour is led by actresses and stand-up comediennes who normally dress the part of Carrie-- but on a lower budget. Behind the scenes discussions about fashion, including information on the Birkin Bag, the "fake" Fendi and the fact that Charlotte's lingerie was custom made. The tour also visits Fifth Avenue, SoHo and the West Village for shopping. The Sex and the City Tour incorporates over 35 locations, including Carrie's apartment stoop, the Jimmy Choo boutique, the shop where Charlotte bought her "Rabbit", the trendy Meatpacking District, the SoHo clothing store owned by Patricia Field, head costume designer for the show, and a stop for a complimentary cupcake at the bakery where Carrie and Miranda sampled a cupcake. The Tour is $35 per ticket and departs daily in front of Pulitzer Fountain on Fifth Avenue. Advance purchase is required, as tours usually sell out. Tickets can be purchased online at www.screentours.com or by calling Zerve, the ticket company for On Location Tours, at (212) 209-3370. On Location Tours, Inc. is a bus tour company based in New York City, specializing in TV and movie location tours. Other tours include the Sopranos Tour, the Manhattan TV and Movie Tour and the Central Park Movie Tour. The company was founded in 1999, by Georgette Blau, a 1996 graduate of Skidmore College. On Location Tours, Inc. edited by Madelyn Miller Helpful websiteInterested in New York Theatre? GREAT DEALSNew York City Pass www.citypass.com NEW YORK PASS is www.newyorkpass.com Save on meals www.cityshuffle.com MOST UNUSUAL THING FOR WOMEN TO SEE IN NEW YORKTicklebomb’s Mantasia MADELYN’S FAVORITE CHOCOLATE EXPERIENCESFrozen Hot Chocolate at Serendipity Anything Chocolate by David Burke at DavidBurke and Donatelle MADELYN’S FAVORITE RESTAURANTSDavidBurke and Donatelle. Their prix-fixed lunch is a tremendous value Town. 15 West 56th 212-582-4445. Extraordinary food, setting and service. Try the tasting menu.. L’ecole. The restaurant of the New York Culinary Institute BEST WAY TO UNDERSTAND NEW YORK RESTAURANTSSee the film EAT THIS NEW YORK. It is the story of a few restaurateurs who have made it, and two hopefuls trying to beat the odds. From the outset, viewers are warned that over 1,000 New York restaurants open every year and only one in five survives. DVD is available from www.organicpictures.com MADELYN’S FAVORITE NEW YORK HOTELS FOR VALUE1. Hampton Inn Manhattan. Great deal and neighborhood filled with bargains and markets. Free breakfast and internet access and chocolate chip cookies in the afternoon. 108 West 24th Street. 2.Mansfield Hotel. Just off Fifth Avenue and halfway between Saks and Lord and Taylor. Free business office and friendliest staff in town 3, Washington Square Hotel. Funky and fun, this almost-historic hotel has been family owned for two generations and is now lovingly renovated. 103 Waverly Place. 800-222-0418 or 212-777-9515 BEST BIG SPLURGE ELEGANT HOTELSKitano. Japanese owned, it offers an aura or oriental serenity. Yet it is conveniently located on Park Avenue in mid-town. 66 Park Avenue Hyatt Stanhope. A haven for culture mavens, this elegant hotel is just across the street from the Metropolitan Museum Great Guidebooks ZAGAT Survey NATIVE’S GUIDE TO NEW YORK THE GIRLSHOP GUIDE TO NYC SHOPPING MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES OF NEW YORK CITY NOSH NEW YORK EYEWITNESS TRAVEL GUIDE NEW YORK MOON METRO Knopf City Guides NEW YORK CITY NEW YORK CITY New York from A to Z NEW YORK CITY OFFICIAL NYC GUIDE THE NEW YORK TIMES GUIDE TO NEW YORK CITY Sleep Cheap in New York: High-Quality Lodgings at
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