Oooooo, look at that!
There are what? Eight million people in New York and so eight million people to point at. Not to mention the dump trucks, yellow cabs and whatnot along the streets. Nadia digs New York. And who can blame her?
Over the past few days we’ve toured the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island (which is excellent) with Uncle Paul (he’s really tall – sorry for cutting off your head!) and Aunt Janis.
Then, on to Brooklyn for dinner with cousins at Applewood (delicious and kid-friendly).
Cousins Tara, Vivian and Brian in the back
Next day: Times Square was especially interesting. With billboards vying for our attention, people queueing for tkts, tkts, tkts and a sort of art installation meets kindness with a city block closed to traffic and instead lined with lawn chairs for tourists to take a seat. So we did.
Guy from Portland
And who did we meet? A guy from Portland. No kidding. Turns out, he lives in our neighbourhood. Crazy world, non?
After a day of touring (and wiping snot from Nadia’s nose since she caught something on the plane, developed a fever and all the associated fun that comes with a baby cold), we grabbed dinner at Market in Midtown.
Then my friend Wendy and I jumped on the subway to Soho. And of course being New York, we stumbled right onto Tina Fey and Steve Carell’s new movie, Date Night.
We gawked a bit. Saw their stand-ins. Got bored. And left to have a drink at Fanelli’s. A great day. Tomorrow? The Children’s Library and the MOMA. (Maybe.) It’s all up to Nadia.
