Boy was I drunk on Friday night! I don't even remember the names of the two blokes we were talking to - Dave and Mike or something similar - but I have just remembered telling one of them that he shouldn't marry his long term girlfriend, who he has proposed to! I don't remember getting home or going to bed, so yes, a bad hangover on Saturday.
However, we had recovered enough to go out in the afternoon. We headed for Bryant Park and the New York Public Library. Again the library is somewhere I would really recommend - such a beautiful building and so many interesting things to see. Original books by Dickens annotated by him for public readings he gave, journals from Malcolm X and much more. We decided to call into the local Gap as there were a few things we wanted but got sidetracked and ended up doing a lot more shopping. The thing I can't quite get over is that Richard, who hates shopping in the UK seems to absolutely love it here. I can't get him out of the shops - he keeps seeing shops he wants to go into and buying clothes for himself - again something he hates doing in the UK. Having said that - the Americans do make the shopping experience a much nicer experience - air conditioned shops, helpful staff, and plenty of space to browse - apart from the Levi shop which was hell, being Saturday and a massive sale on.
Knackered when we got home - couldn't even face cooking - watched Harry Potter but gave up and went to bed early - our first day without booze - and on holiday!
Today we have been shopping again! Richard had found some specs he really liked and had located a shop in the East Village that stocked them (Fabulous Fannys)- these were going to be my belated birthday present for him. We took a cab there but arrived before the shop opened at noon - so found a great place for coffee and sat and read the New York Times and listened to some good music at the same time. We went back to the shop which has to be one of the amazing shops I have ever been in - they must have had about 5000 pairs of specs at least - vintage and new and really nice staff - they also have a vintage clothes section, Alex you would just love this shop. Richard eventually decided on the original specs having tried on a number of pairs - very nice they are too.
More shopping - a book shop for me - and a couple of beers and lunch before home to do the blog. Off to a bar now for jazz and a couple.
Our 30th anniversary tomorrow and Farni's birthday - Happy Birthday Farn! We will be thinking of you. We plan to go to the Museum of Modern Art in the day and have booked tickets for jazz and dinner at the Blue Note for the evening. We will let you know how it goes.
Love to you all as always -
Teresa x
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