What to say? A whirlwind of seemingly constant activity and much shopping. Rosie’s first experience of NYC in a taxi from Penn Street station to the Intercontinental appeared to be overwhelming. She had never seen such a hectic and loud place. However, over the the next two days she became very fond of it.
As well as the tourism, I enjoyed the CNN nightly gutting of Trump which reflected his appalling ABC interview, but also a real transformation in approach since I was last here in February 2017, just after the inauguration. Back then CNN were polite and clearly hoping he’d behave in office. No more. Much like Eddie Mair and Boris….
Rather than boring you further, I”ll simply add photos to reflect where we went, but understand that I enjoyed seven shops, particularly the one where Rosie ended up with a little blue bag, I had a very expensive cup of coffee, and a ride in a lift with the most charming attendant who I take it has worked there for decades. He was almost as mellifluous as Alistair Cooke. For the gentleman it was Tiffany’s, and my optimism/worries about being refused entry in shorts and a t-shirt were misplaced.
Now sitting at JFK. Positively excited as trip back on the top deck of a 747 – a first for me. And better still I think it’s the retro one in BOAC colours!
It was, and the experience was good. The cabin is light and roomy and quite different from downstairs. That said, and to to my surprise, I found the steep take off into turbulence sitting backwards disconcerting.
