New Yorks a Cool Place!
I’m in Manhattan for the first time in my life, what a fantastic place. I had my first taste of the subway system and it was an unpleasant taste, but at lease the cars are air-conditioned. I usually have a good sense of direction, but the New York subway system threw me for a loop. I did manage to find the right station that was not too far from Allans office in midtown. Allan took me to lunch with some other Human Resource guys who were a stitch! We had sushi, once again, a first for me and I loved it! Raw fish! Me! Ha!
Allan managed to take the day off, so he took me to see Grand Central Station, the New York Library and a small little bar where the waitresses were corsets. The temperature was almost 100 degrees, so we did our best to hide from the heat. But, he did have to take me out on the street to see more of NYC and all the skyscrapers. My neck, I feel, is permanently stuck arched towards the sky. I’d never seen buildings so tall. I know I definitely looked like an out-of-towner, but I couldn’t help but look up all the time. The sheer height of the buildings is truly stunning.
We ended up at Times Square and I was again went all ga-ga over all the huge advertising signs. The shimmery shiny billboards were way too much for my mind to take in. I was overloaded, then all of a sudden my mind snapped and all of a sudden I was back to normal again. I must have looked like a total country bumpkin for a few minutes. We stopped in some shops just to cool off, but that’s when the sales people take full advantage of their air-conditioning and try to make sure you don’t leave without buying something. Luckily, Allans a pro at just walking out of shops without a purchase, I just followed his lead. We walked a bit more downtown and came across Macy’s. Allan told me that these department stores are a big deal here because there aren’t shopping malls like the rest of America has, like Los Angeles for example.
We made it back to the subway all sticky and hot. He took me to one of the New York luxury hotels where he had made reservations for me and where we preceded to each take a shower once I checked in. Allan had a previous engagement that night, so he bid me farewell and said he’d meet back up with me tomorrow. I flopped on the luxurious bed and marvelled about America, especially New York. What a cool country. What a fascinating place! Too bad New York’s my last stop, I will be daydreaming about my wild six month tour for years and I’ll refer to them as the best time of my life.
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