At last we have the internet again - it went down Friday - so a lot to update you all on - get a glass of wine/cup of coffee and chill while you read this!
Feeling really at home here now, such a cool place to be, the Americans do things so well - travel, food, drink, entertainment, the only problem is the heat - it is is overwhelming - esp when you add a menopausal hot flush on to the situation! We are having a ball though - so lovely to have time for each other and relax. I do wonder if Richard is planning on loosing me though - every time we go out to our usual haunts he insists on going a new way - confusing and disorientating me - that's not difficult though...
A quick re cap on the days since Richard last wrote:
Sunday
Thunder and lightening big time - so a quiet morning in with the New York Times, then the rain stopped, so we walked down to our fantastic supermarket to buy some supplies and as it was Sunday and raining again a sunday lunch time drink seemed in order. Tried a new place - the GMT - empty and soulless so back to our favourite bar - the Half Pint for a couple.
Monday - July the 4th!
As the weatherman/woman predicted the rain cleared for a glorious Independence Day. Went shopping in Soho - sale in the Levi shop ( good news for Jonny!) - Alex would so love the shops in Soho - a bit sad she wasn't with us to enjoy. A few hours in my favourite park taking photographs and man and dog watching. Some incredible entertainment - hopefully Richard will put some pics up soon. Then down to the Hudson river to watch the fireworks - spectacular - and just great to be with the local people - sat with some really nice people - a couple of gay black guys - who gave us a brilliant running commentary of everyone arriving!
Tuesday
No internet still - so pretty fed up with the situation - the owner was away for the holiday - but contacted him after an incident with a cockroach in the kitchen - don't ask! Found a cool cafe (Think Coffee) with Wi Fi, brilliant coffee, lots of space, very chilled and lots of beautiful rich Uni kids - all with Apple Notebooks, and so able to contact Alex and Jonny and see one of the photos of the wedding - sounds a lovely day for all concerned and it looks as if our girl did a brilliant job as a bridesmaid! Another boiling day and feeling a bit exhausted from the heat so went to the movies to see the new Woody Alan film - Midnight In Paris - absolutely brilliant - funny, romantic, would really recommend it if you like Woody Alan. The cinema was really lovely and cool too! Tried to get tickets to see Ricki Lee Jones but sold out so went to a bar near the venue - awful - so back to the Half Pint - are you seeing a trend here? They almost know us now!
Wednesday
Today - what a brilliant day - booked tickets for the uptown/downtown bus tour - well worth doing - travelled on the bus to the MET - and walked straight into the Alexander McQueen exhibition - no queue!
It was absolutely brilliant - much better than I had expected and my expectations were high. It was a very large exhibition and so well displayed - you could get up very close to the clothes, very few behind glass - so you were able to see the detail of the cut and craftsmanship really well. There was also videos of his shows and lots of really good information. Needless to say I spent a fortune in the shop - with Alex very firmly in mind - I so hope this show comes to the UK it was amazing! We then had lunch at the MET and decided to see some more of the work there - where to begin? It is an incredible museum, so much to see, we were strolling past amazing works of art to get to the Art deco and modern and contemporary art section - I would really recommend a trip there - if you are ever in NY. Back onto the bus - a really good guide this time (they were variable and some difficult to understand) home for a rest and then dinner at....yes you guessed - the Half Pint!
Well I think that's it for now - sorry its been a long post but the internet is back on now so we should be able to write more frequently.
Thinking of you all, but having such a good time and not missing work at all - will I come back???? Do they have jobs a NYU????
Love to you all
Teresa
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