Caught between the moon and New York City

Philip enjoying a wee beverage whilst taking in the sights of The Village

Ann in search of a Noo Yoik fireman or a first responder, either in a bit of a hurry

My question is how did he get the piano home and into the lift?

Interesting hairstyles in Washington Park in the Village

All that Jazz

Enjoying the sunshine in Washington Park

Gathering nuts in May

You want to take a photo of me?

They had mirror image puppets of themselves

Is it much further?

Harlem in the sunshine

The famous Apollo Theatre in Harlem.....coming soon Gladys Knight and the Pips, The Isley Brothers

The Met

Times Square

Statue in Central Park commemorating the Second World War which had Gene Tunney

Central Park

Waking early has become a vacational hazard but this morning the time was spent trying to find new digs. We had put bids in on some others overnight but had to wait for their responses and it wasn't until about midday that we finally got an answer. Possibly not in the ideal location but it appears to have windows that have a view and that appear to let the light in! Not that we mind a badly renovated basement, just a little air movement seems not too much to ask for and it seems we will now be on the fourth floor with access to a roof garden.

Aside from having wasted a half a day on this we managed to fit in the uptown bus tour where we realised that what we thought was Central Park turned out to be just one of the ends! when we discovered the long sides we caught our collective breath and agreed that is some park indeed. The warm day certainly filled the park and virtually every other space around. A bit different to yesterday when the open top bus found a rainstorm that delivered rain in 100ml droplets!

Finding somewhere quiet to sit and assault the internet we raised the strength to walk around Greenwich Village and Washington Square Garden where it seemed that every inch of this not ungenerous park was adorned by human flesh in various stages of dress or undress. Musical entertainment included a pianist complete with baby grand, the mandatory jazz band and a multitude of guitarists, keyboarders etc. 

A few vintage clothing shops were scrutinised but we remain additional baggage free. Mary caught up with Dira's brand new daughter-in-law Akiko who will be performing hair transformation duties next week, a quick look around the Chelsea crafts market then off to the Meatpacking District via Greenwich Village on a self-guided walking tour and found a place in complete contrast to the NY a couple of streets East. 

More food this time at Fig and Olive where to our amazement we discovered they had run out of olives. Handing over the equivalent of the third world debt for an ordinary meal we were luck enough to get an Uber taxi so that we could sit in traffic in some comfort for the hour it took to get home!