Kristel van den Elzen

"How roughly they run their hands through your personal belongings upon entrance, treating you like a criminal, leads you to believe they really don't need or want your business. I chose to leave."

"Ideal trip combination: Battery Park in the morning, lunch at the terrace at the end of the park in front of the Staten Island Ferry, and then take the free ferry to see the SoL in the afternoon!"

"Lovely view; funny how you see the skyscrapers of the dynamic city rise behind the peace and quiet of the water and the park around it."

"Expensive, but good food! Loved the eggwhite omelet with tomato and mozzarella."

"Dutch herring: available only for two weeks when the new season is there, somewhere in June. Lovely (and huge!) herring salad!"

"For simply silver lovers like me: the fourth floor is all you need."