one ton photon

I wasn’t in Manhattan long. Not long enough. Not long enough to find the woman of my dreams, to see all there is to see, to watch Bruce Willis hail a cab. The city that has been so much of my childhood has gone by in a blink of an eye. It doesn’t feel right. I wandered aimlessly the last day trying to absorb as much as I could. Enough to get me by before I return. Oh yes. I shall return. For a longer period of time, no doubt.

It was still raining. And for the most part rained the majority of the day. So, I stuck with the museums. First up, the Metropolitan Museum of Art. I heard you could get on the roof. After navigating the building for about 20 minutes, I found the elevator to the top. And the was promptly escorted back down as it wasn’t open yet. So, I wandered through time for a few hours. Next up, Natural History Museum. But I was only after seeing one thing. The Hayden Planetarium. Nothing like having Whoopi Goldberg navigate you through time and space.

After doing a video conference call in Time Square (no joke) with someone back in Calgary, I decided a break was in order. Found this lovely bar, Bar on Fifth, talked with the bartender who gave me some cool restaurants to go to in Soho and I was off. Still quite the busy day overall.

Still never slept. Guess that’s why they call it the city that never sleeps. No one can. The next day wasn’t as gorgeous to start off with but that didn’t stop me. I took the semi-circle Circle Line ferry to see as much of Manhattan as I could amongst the rain and fog. So worth it. The afternoon though, glorious. Warm. Sun is shining. So we high B&H Photo Video (because I’m a photo nerd) and then the High Line. It’s so peaceful up there. I capped the night off with some sushi and then wine and cheese at the hotel and read a book. I was exhausted. The last photo is of my hotel.

After Central Park it was really hard to top it. I walked down Park ave, visited some stores, got the concierge to get me a table at an Italian restaurant on restaurant row and then back up Rockefeller Center to see the city at night. I don’t have those pictures as sadly I’m not as happy with them as I’d like. Oh well, still, one hell of a day in Manhattan.