In New York - 6 May 2008

Tuesday was disappointing because it’s my opinion that the Met isn’t half as impressive as the Natural History Museum.  But that’s only my opinion.  It’s pretty imposing, nonetheless as you may be able to tell from its front entrance here, 

and it holds heaps of sculptures inside as well as a lot of art and memorabilia! 

I enjoyed the walk home again and found Bryant Park, a most wonderful area where people were at tables everywhere, playing chess, working on their lap tops, just talking and eating or beside an umbrella structure called the Bryant Park reading room – an outside library!  Here it is.

On both Monday and Tuesday Liz and I had gone out to dinner, once in Soho and once in Little Italy, both of which were very special.  Here’s Liz choosing what to eat in Little Italy – al fresco of course in the warm spring-like weather. 

What a life!  New York is certainly a happening place and it didn’t disappoint on this visit.  With such a wonderful hostess and guide, what more could one want?

And so on Wednesday it was off to London on the amazing Sky Train to JFK from Howard Beach near the end of the blue line C on the subway.  The flight to London leaves at 7.15 p.m. and is really too short to get a decent sleep.  It’s immediately midnight as soon as the plane takes off and it’s only a flight of about 6-7 hours so, by the time you’ve had dinner it’s almost time to have breakfast!!

I’d only been away from New Zealand for five days but already it felt like a month of Sundays (as my mother used to say!).