This is always a bit of a non-day of any holiday. On this occasion, I had booked my accommodation for the extra night to avoid putting the owner in the position of giving me a “freebie” to store my case, and bag there. For this reason, I felt that I had a bit more freedom […]
The last day of a holiday always sends me into a panic. What can I do to adequately “sum up” the holiday? I decided to stick to tradition and revisit all my favourite sites. I took the “R”, and “1” trains uptown to “Tom’s Restaurant” where I had enjoyed a wonderful breakfast a few days […]
Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome! My first appointment was not until 2.00pm EDT at Wall Street. This being the case after a light breakfast I took the “R” train to City Hall and spent some time at the World Trade Centre Pools. This is a very relaxing and peaceful place. I was pleased to note that the […]
I spent yesterday evening catching up with the “Netflix” series “Wednesday”. This was partly in order to ensure I maintain a positive relationship with my older niece. I also watched two episodes of “Squid Game”, as the children in my school have advised me to. All of these televisual feasts I very much enjoyed. When […]
Relaxing is difficult. Really difficult. Every time I try it, my head invents tasks I should be doing, places I should be going, things I should be experiencing. I have an advantage in this city in that I’ve done all of the important sites, and attractions so in theory, I can absolutely afford to “chill […]
I took coffee, and pumpkin cake with Gary at his favourite establishment in Wall Street. It was an iced coffee, and was delicious. It very much set me up for the day. As it happened, the place was closing early so we were offered the left over pastries. I think we received about $60 worth […]
The “N” train took me from 8th Street Uptown. With a change to the “1” at 42nd. My destination was 110th. This is back to when I left off yesterday and to “Tom’s Diner”, where I had resolved to have a late breakfast. On holiday, breakfast is always late for me as I try and […]
With a heatwave forecast (and there isn’t one already?!), a museum visit seemed like a wise move. To that end, I took the “6” train to 103rd Street, close to the “Museum of the City of New York”. This is, as the name suggests a museum showing the history, and culture of this amazing city. […]
As I was checking my morning messages, I saw I notice that the cast of my favourite musical “Hadestown” would be preforming as part of “Broadway on Bryant Park” at lunchtime. Again, I rejoiced in my lack of planning enabling spontaneity and took the “6” train in that direction, after a shower. I purchased the […]
As a result of the inordinately large Manhattan cocktail at The Stonewall Inn the evening before, I was feeling a little “fragile”. Thus, the morning was even lazier than usual. This did not matter, and the design of my long stay here does allow for such times. I did not have any engagements until later […]