Through an interesting set of circumstances it was decided at work on Tuesday that I would fly on the red-eye to NYC that night to hand deliver some valuable goods on Wednesday morning, spend the night and fly back on Thursday...today for another 9 minutes as I type.
I landed in NY at around 8:15am on Wednesday and took a taxi to my intended destination. Let it be known that I got a bit of motion sickness during landing because I was reading, something that I can't do while traveling at certain speeds, and the taxi ride didn't help things out a bit. An hour later I was more than happy to be done with my journey.
I was able to check-in to my room early, at 10am. I ventured out for some ginger ale and a bagel. Once that task was accomplished I took a 3 hour power nap which was intermittently interupted by various phone calls. Finally, my aunt called and I dragged my exhausted body from the really comfy bed for some sightseeing. I'd been in NY for all of 5 hours and had been told by 3 people to go see "the tree." So we did. We made our way to Rockefeller Plaza, took some snaps and went to the Top of the Rock. Snazzy little advertising campaign, huh?
Afterwards, we took the train back to my aunt and uncle's place in Brooklyn and had some dinner. Then, after dinner, I met up with a theatre friend who just moved to the same neighborhood and we went out for a drink.
Back in the hotel I couldn't resist a final nightcap from the hotel Broadway Lounge Bar that overlooked Times Square.
7:45 this morning came too early. A quick, non-eventful taxi trip and I was back at JFK, just a little over 24 hours after I arrived the day before. If ever there was a sign from the universe saying "you're on the correct path," I received it today. As I was waiting to board the plane I ran into a friend who I've know for 16 years and have kept in sporadic contact with since. The last time I saw him was maybe 6 years ago, in Brooklyn. He was with his wife and 2 kids and they were on my flight, going back to LA for a quick holiday visit. Crazy how the world works.
Photos from the trip can be seen here.
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I just love that town. I wish I could be there, even if for just a day as well.
Posted by: Laura | December 08, 2006 at 09:01 AM
wow - Miss Spontaneous - looks like you had a jam-packed great little adventure. I loved going back to NY for thanksgiving - it always feels very comfortable/familiar/like home. Great pics!
Posted by: Lisa | December 09, 2006 at 01:35 PM