USA- New York- Day 1

3-10-2011

I think I am going to die from lack of sleep.Our non working year has so far not been a relaxing one, but I have loved it.

A bit of a rush to get to the station to get the train to NY because of a mix up on who was waking whom. It worked out in the end.

Staying for the next few days with Jeevan's friends - Ishaan and Charini at a very central apartment in Manhattan.

Left our luggage and set out to explore one of the most exciting cities in the world. We had been warned about the pace at which New Yorkers walk, managed to keep up, I think.

First stop the Rockefeller center. I love the concept of being in New York, it is so exciting. Stopped for a bit where the Christmas tree is placed, no tree at present. Ate our first New York pizza, yummy.Then to the Top of the Rock we went. It is a well organized and efficient system. A little bit of the history along the way before we got to see the skyscrapers around us in all their splendor. The Empire State building, the Chrysler building, the Trump building, St. Patrick's cathedral and along with them the bridges across the river, Central Park, the Statue of Liberty, basically a fabulous view.

Returned to the bottom to continue exploring, quick stop in the cathedral along the way. It is gothic in style but the interiors are so different to the ones in Europe, simpler and less cluttered.

Passed Tiffany's along the way, fell in love with a gorgeous pair of diamond earrings, need to start a separate fund for that.

Then the MoMA (Museum of Modern Art). It had been so highly recommended by a lot of people but for us two non-modernists it was an "ok" experience . Some great pieces of art on the top floor but some that I could
not understand at all, like a huge white canvas with an off white stripe in the middle.The tiny penis was funny.

Went for a dinner to an Ethiopian restaurant, a new experience for us, especially the communal eating. The food was good and the company was even better. Got dazzled by the lights at Times square. Passed policemen on horses, posing for pictures. There was a huge screen where you could see yourselves and a lady who dominated the screen, picked up people and dangled them in the air ( graphics, of course), good entertainment.

Last stop for the night, the Grand Central station, admired the constellations on the ceiling ( a backward sky) and tried out the acoustics (if it was India I would have thought someone was peeing) supposedly quite a few proposals happen this way.

Loving New York.



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