Thoughts on NY

I'm considering this blog very focussed on travel. It's when I do my most frequent posts, and when I feel like saying the most. I have a lot to say on New York, and this is my outlet.

Tall buildings creep up on you. You walk along, and you don't notice towers until they are next to you, and craning to see the top takes you by surprise. This is despite there being so many. I noticed this when Henny pointed out the Rockerfeller Center, and out of almost nowhere, it loomed overhead.

Today was hot. Particularly hot. This city suffers the same difficulty as Japan. With the air conditioning making the indoors survivable, you don't expect to scorch outside, and it shocks when you do. It was quite breezy later in the afternoon luckily, enough to temporarily cool you until you approached an open office building door. The select cuts of sun that managed to get through the buildings were also refreshing, but you could feel the extra heat, and you quickly wanted to escape the beams. Frequent cold drinks made it more bearable, but the heat added to the personality of the city. New York is very distinct from any other city, the lattice of roads and the eclectic building styles make it instantly recognisable, and wherever I look, I know I could be nowhere else. And I don't do much, I wander the streets, thinking about how everything appears, how everything smells, how it sounds, all the aspects that create this distinctive, modern atmosphere.

Anyway, I took a few shots of the buildings and I got a few pictures of me taken by Henny. I'll post them when I can. I'm going to look for Chinatown and Little Italy, and either eat there, or look for a decent steak.

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I walked, today, from Times Square all the way down to Greewich, where by accident, I found Lips. From there I walked further, made the quick post about my feelings of the city, then walked further. I found the Moondance Diner, and walked further, until I finally made it to Chambers Street Station. My feet are extremely tired right now, and I'm looking forward to relaxing this evening, but I have an early start tomorrow. I'm going to try and get tickets to a taped TV show if I can. I didn't manage to get my meal, and I think I found Chinatown, but I'm not sure. I might go out and find a cheap meal before I sleep.