I’ve had 2 great days in New York so far. My flight arrived late and amid torrential rain and turbulence on Saturday night. By the time I got through immigration I was very tired and very very glad to see Matt waiting for me! Interestingly, I had trouble at immigration because they couldn’t get their system to match my fingerprints to the results they already had on their system from my last transit through LAX?! While the border control staff were all very friendly it was still a bit unnerving to have to go to the back office and wait for them to scrutinise my passport! So apparently I have difficult fingerprints… Who knew.
The weather was much improved by Sunday morning and we spent the day strolling through the different areas of Manhattan. As we walked through Chelsea and Greenwich Village I was very taken by the leafy tree lined streets and the gorgeous boutique stores and cafes. Definitely an area I could spend more time in! We also walked through Chinatown and visited Grand Central Station and Times Square. Tired feet by the end of the day!
Yesterday we spent some time in Central Park. It’s an amazing place, huge and sprawling. When you’re in the midst of it it’s hard to believe you’re still in the middle of New York! We walked around the lake, ate hot dogs, and Matt spent some time experimenting with his new camera lenses.
In the evening we headed back to Times Square. Since none of the Broadway shows we wanted to see were available we decided to go for the low budget option and see a movie instead at the AMC Empire 25 on Times Square. Times Square by night is pretty impressive. The mad kaleidoscope of colors from all the flashing signs and billboards provided Matt with more opportunity to practice using his SLR.
Today Matt is back at work and I’m working a half day too. The weather seems to have taken a turn for the worse so we might be putting off plans to go up the Empire State Building tonight… will have to see how it goes. We hope to have some photos up soon!
Comment from Mark on 2008-10-28
Glad to hear you’re enjoying NY – brings back memories of our visit last year. Hope the weather is kind to you for a visit up the Empire State or Rockerfeller for the view!
Comment from Gill on 2008-10-30
Get Dawn to tell you where the wholefood store is near Central Park! Buy lunch/dinner and enjoy in the park by the much filmed fountain.
Comment from matt on 2008-10-30
We have a Whole Foods store directly across the road from our apartment :p We’ve already eaten from there once or twice.