Just a quick visit to New York

We returned from New York in the early hours of Thursday morning after circling London for a good hour. Some of us (poor benny) didn’t take the day off work and had to go to work. I had a lazy day at home catching up on TV and having a slight disaster attempting to bake a lemon polenta cake which ended in muffins instead.

New York can only be described as fabulous. We had a great time with Lauren and Steve for five days. I hadn’t seen them in over a year. The weather was perfect, not too cold. We walked the streets, caught the subway and rode in the yellow cabs seeing lots of famous spots from films and TV shows.  I had been given a very helpful list of things to do through a work friend. It had great tips for restaurants, cafes and things to see.

We saw the Statue of Liberty via the Staten Island ferry. We went to the theatre to see Nice Work If You Can Get It. Matthew Broderick played the lead. It was great. Benny and I had a lovely dinner at a great Mexican restaurant on Bowery Street when Lol and Steve were at a Nicks game. We walked through China Town, and along the river and saw the Brookland Bridge. We wandered through Time Square, Soho and Noho looking at lovely shops. We strolled through Central Park and admired the dogs and tried to snap a good photo of  the many squirrels.  We went to the 9/11 Memorial and paid our respects. They memorial is very beautiful. We visited the Intrepid Museum which is housed in the retired Intrepid ship. We we saw old war planes, space things and squished our way through a submarine. Sadly due to the cyclone that hit New York at the end of last year some things were closed. One highlight was seeing live music at a bar in Soho. The band was great and everyone singed including Steve. We'd definitely like to visit New York again, maybe in the summer next time.

                    

           

 
 
 
       


 

On Friday night we had dinner with Em and Sam after work. We stopped by a cute little wine bar for a quick cocktail and beers. On Saturday we woke up after a good sleep in. We walked to Barnes to pick up some local produce to make seafood chowder for lunch and a roast on Sunday night. Sunday we just chilled out and Em and Sam concentrated on buying things for their new flat. Sadly they are living our sofa on Friday and we've been booked in to help move in on Saturday. It has been so lovely having Em and Sam visiting. Next week Benny's dad Keith and Julie arrive.