USA Travels: Manhattan and a Little Bit of Mystic Magic

Awesome adventure in New York with my favorite daughter!

The vitual real reality ground zero subway station with World Trade Center

I managed to find Haley and Memphis without to much trouble. Taxis/Ubers are great.
We fit in more food and fabulous venues in a week than anyone should.

We walked around ground zero every time we headed out for the subway, did not matter how many time you went by it was amazing. It is really close to Haley apartment.

The subway, now I was told there are rules, no talking, no eye contact just look at your feet and if you don't everyone will surely think you are crazy or that you will meet someone that is. The problem I have is even if I know the rules my mouth opens before my brain engages. Yes the women's three dozen flowers next to me were beautiful but I did not need to tell her, oh yes I did. The baby in the stroller was ever cute, well that was not a good idea. Then there was the lady that dropped her watch, I picked it up and returned it to her. And she had an amazed look on her face and thanked me profusely. I just can not meet up to their standards. I did survive the subway and I talked to many of them.

The other important thing to remember about the subway is the difference between local and express, there is always the chance you are 50 stops off if you decide to take the express and are not sure where it starts expressing. Oops!

We topped the day off with dinner with all of her friends. It was delightful. They have my art of the walk, I call it my NY Gallery although it is in Brooklyn. They love the science stuff.

Fermi Paradox

Hawking Radiation

The next day we had a beautiful walk along the Hudson and had brunch with a view of Jersey and ended up at Battery Park.

Walked through Wall Street on the way up the island.

Made our way to the Frick Museum which is a mansion with art from all ages arranged in a live able fashion with a garden atrium in the center.

We then headed out of the city via Penn Station to Mystic.

Visited the cousins and had a great time.

We stayed with Mandy in her beautiful bungalow with a great view of the Mystic River.

We also managed a day at the fabulous Norwich Spa. Not sure what happened but it was an oil/scrub message wrap with a facial. Heaven Sent!

Now we had to hurry back to the city for a dress up night to the ballet. We went to Tavern on the Green in Central Park for dinner and then to Lincoln Center for the ballet.

Mac & Cheese with Lobster, Rabbit food for Haley.

Well it did not stop here. Could not go to NY and not go to the Hayden Planetarium and saw a Dark Matter IMAX by Neil de Grasse Tyson. And we got an extra benefit as it was also the Natural History Museum and got to see my namesake. Tyrannosaur Rex. TR, for those that do not know, that was my nick name in high school.(long story) Lovely friends in high school. Lucky me!

Then it was out on the town again. We ended up at a five start michelin restaurant, delicious Indian food. Then it was off to a SOFAR concert. This is a kind of a intimate small setting with local artists. We got the one and only couch, never have been so comfortable at a concert.