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Our last stop on our US trip was New York! My secondary human was there last summer, but my primary human and I were new to the city, and initially a little overwhelmed. Still, this friendly fellow was right outside our hotel to welcome us! He's apparently a firebird, but he looks a lot like a Canadian Inukshuk to me, and we became fast friends:
On our first afternoon in the Big Apple, my secondary human took us to Top of the Rock, the viewing platform at the top of the Rockerfeller Centre. My primary human was a little unsure about this, but the views were spectacular, especially of Central Park:
My primary human was doubly amused and pleased to find a Dean and Deluca coffee shop on the same block as our hotel. This is not only the place where Felicity works throughout her time in New York in the show, Felicity, from the 90s, which we watched all the way through last year. It is also where John Green and Maureen Johnson used to meet up to write in the mid-2000s, and where he first told her about the Brotherhood 2.0 project, which spawned Nerdfighteria, so it brought us full circle to the reason we were in the US in the first place! The Jasmine and Orange Blossom tea was also extremely nice:
My humans have a somewhat romantic connection to the Bethesda Fountain in Central Park, which unfortunately didn't have any water in it when we visited. The trip was also slightly overshadowed by my primary human identifying the location as the setting of several important scenes in John Wick and John Wick 2, which rather dampened the romantic atmosphere:
Another entertainment-related connection we made was to the Dakota Building, which you can just about make out through the tree I'm sitting in! This was the point from which the protagonist embarked on his trip through time in Time and Again by Jack Finney, a book we discussed for a family book club session a couple of years ago:
One of the highlights of the trip was walking the High-Line (see what I did there?), a disused elevated train line, which has been transformed into a well-designed and very attractive pedestrian walkway. We unfortunately couldn't appreciate its true beauty, since there was little foliage in evidence at the start of March, but we did find some lovely blossom to admire:
After all that walking, it was time for some refreshments, which we found at The Sugar Factory, where the bartender provided much entertainment by mixing ridiculous cocktails involving dry ice and jelly sweets. I enjoyed a giant milkshake with my secondary human, while my primary human was stuck with chamomile tea, as she was watching her sugar intake (honest!):
After a much-needed rest back at the hotel, we took an evening stroll to Grand Central Station, where the humans yet again demonstrated a conflict in their associations. My secondary human brought to mind the sad and romantic conclusion to The Fisher King, whilst my primary human lowered the tone by reminiscing about the Hulk punching Thor in the face during the climax of Avengers Assemble:
On our second full day, we took the Staten Island Ferry in order to view the Statue of Liberty from a short distance. The photo of that didn't come out very well, so here's me enjoying having the ferry viewing promenade all to myself:
One of the new friends we made in Boston was Nicola Tesla, so we couldn't resist this shot when we spotted the sign for Nicola Tesla Corner near Bryant Park on our final morning in New York:
Our main activity for the morning was to visit the New York Public Library, which has some spectacular rooms and ceilings - and also housed Winnie-The-Pooh and Friends:
And what better way to pass the time before we have to go to the airport, than by enjoying some lovely tea and cakes at a posh French bakery:
After a slightly anxious start, I have to say we ended up having a great time in New York, and we were glad we had decided to extend our trip to include a few days there.
On our first afternoon in the Big Apple, my secondary human took us to Top of the Rock, the viewing platform at the top of the Rockerfeller Centre. My primary human was a little unsure about this, but the views were spectacular, especially of Central Park:
My primary human was doubly amused and pleased to find a Dean and Deluca coffee shop on the same block as our hotel. This is not only the place where Felicity works throughout her time in New York in the show, Felicity, from the 90s, which we watched all the way through last year. It is also where John Green and Maureen Johnson used to meet up to write in the mid-2000s, and where he first told her about the Brotherhood 2.0 project, which spawned Nerdfighteria, so it brought us full circle to the reason we were in the US in the first place! The Jasmine and Orange Blossom tea was also extremely nice:
My humans have a somewhat romantic connection to the Bethesda Fountain in Central Park, which unfortunately didn't have any water in it when we visited. The trip was also slightly overshadowed by my primary human identifying the location as the setting of several important scenes in John Wick and John Wick 2, which rather dampened the romantic atmosphere:
Another entertainment-related connection we made was to the Dakota Building, which you can just about make out through the tree I'm sitting in! This was the point from which the protagonist embarked on his trip through time in Time and Again by Jack Finney, a book we discussed for a family book club session a couple of years ago:
One of the highlights of the trip was walking the High-Line (see what I did there?), a disused elevated train line, which has been transformed into a well-designed and very attractive pedestrian walkway. We unfortunately couldn't appreciate its true beauty, since there was little foliage in evidence at the start of March, but we did find some lovely blossom to admire:
After all that walking, it was time for some refreshments, which we found at The Sugar Factory, where the bartender provided much entertainment by mixing ridiculous cocktails involving dry ice and jelly sweets. I enjoyed a giant milkshake with my secondary human, while my primary human was stuck with chamomile tea, as she was watching her sugar intake (honest!): After a much-needed rest back at the hotel, we took an evening stroll to Grand Central Station, where the humans yet again demonstrated a conflict in their associations. My secondary human brought to mind the sad and romantic conclusion to The Fisher King, whilst my primary human lowered the tone by reminiscing about the Hulk punching Thor in the face during the climax of Avengers Assemble:
On our second full day, we took the Staten Island Ferry in order to view the Statue of Liberty from a short distance. The photo of that didn't come out very well, so here's me enjoying having the ferry viewing promenade all to myself:
One of the new friends we made in Boston was Nicola Tesla, so we couldn't resist this shot when we spotted the sign for Nicola Tesla Corner near Bryant Park on our final morning in New York:
Our main activity for the morning was to visit the New York Public Library, which has some spectacular rooms and ceilings - and also housed Winnie-The-Pooh and Friends:
And what better way to pass the time before we have to go to the airport, than by enjoying some lovely tea and cakes at a posh French bakery:
After a slightly anxious start, I have to say we ended up having a great time in New York, and we were glad we had decided to extend our trip to include a few days there.
