Back from New York!
My lovely and talented wife had a couture jewelry show in New York so I went along as her resident pack mule. Hey, those boxes aren’t going to get themselves up 3 flights of stairs! The best part was that I got to wear a tuxedo for the first time in my life. I dare say, I clean up real good!
While she was doing her show, my traveling companions and I hit the town a little and saw some of the sights. I’ve never been to New York so everything was new to me.We stopped by ground zero to see what we could see (which isn’t much since they have most of it blocked off from viewing now). I also rode the New York subway a few times, saw the inside of Grand Central Station, marveled at the incredible diversity in the architecture, experienced the insanity that is Times Square, saw the Rockefeller center Christmas tree and visited the “Top of the Rock”. What a view! My god, it was intense. We were so high up that Central Park was simply a medium sized chunk of the yawning vista before us. I have no idea how a city that large continues to function successfully but it makes me happy that it does.
One of the best parts of New York was the food and the feel of the place. We spent our first night with friends at this tiny little corner store/restaurant near their apartment. It was incredible! The food was amazing, the atmosphere in the place was pitch perfect, and I had one of the best times of my life. Simply amazing. We left very late and very drunk.
On our last morning, we stopped into a diner near the hotel and it was perfect. It was that perfect New York diner that you see in the movies. A little grungy, a little dingy, but filled with character and uniqueness. As an added bonus, the waitress was rude.
Huzzah, New York!
I didn’t think I was going to like New York all that much but I have to admit that it started to grow on me. I came to respect and admire it and, yes, even love it in some ways. I can’t wait to go back again.