Just 3 days so far back in New York City, and there have been sooooooo many things that have entertained me enormously already. Most I have experienced before many, many times...but even so, nothing in this city ever gets old!
1. Constant horn-honking everywhere. It took no more than 30 seconds after stepping out the doors of JFK airport to get hit in the face with it.
2. Cab driver who doesn't really speak English...but makes up for it with wild hand gestures...annnnnnd a Taylor Swift CD case sitting on his front seat.
3. Abundance of pizza and bagels available to me. Any day, any time, any part of the city. (Sorry, Dr. Atkins...this place is not for you)
4. Riding the subway! In 5 inch stilettos....and falling into 4 people when we hit a curve in the tracks. (Thank you, strangers, for being pretty nice about me smashing into you)
5. One of my favorite games ever - "Rat Spotting" - peering over the edge of the subway platforms to try and see who can spot the first rat, the fastest rat, the biggest rat, etc.
6. Delicious coffee EVERYWHERE. A caffeine junkie's dreamland.
7. Views of the Empire State Building from all over the island...and at night, trying to determine why it is whatever color it is that evening. The colors always have a meaning. Tonight it was all purple. (MP looked it up online and discovered that it was for the March of Dimes and Prematurity Awareness Day...whatever that is)
8. Damaging beautiful high heels (and sometimes getting injured) falling into the grates on the sidewalks.
9. Tiny, little dogs...wearing jewelry...and Louis Vuitton collars...and drinking sparkling water.
10. People being rude to each other for no reason. For example, this morning at Starbucks...some lady takes my eggnog latte before I can grab it, immediately drinks out of it, realizes it's not what she ordered (not even the same size drink!), takes it back, and then seems to think it's my fault. Really?!
11. The amazing energy here. In the coffee shops. In the delis. Walking down every street. On the subway. It's hard to put into words, but NYC has the most incredible energy about it. You can't get that feeling anywhere else in the world.
I'm excited to have 2 and 1/2 more days here yet (and then to possibly come back again pretty soon!)...just imagine what else can happen yet...I mean, I haven't even seen any celebrities yet, or had any near run-ins with bike food delivery boys!
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