It’s a grim rainy Saturday. There’s not much you can do with a day like this. Fortunately the events of Friday evening have left me in credit and so I’m sat in Quad with a coffee this afternoon recalling last nights entertainment, impervious to the days depressive qualities. There’s so much to say about last [...]
Archive for May, 2010
There’s life in the old dog yet
Posted in Derby, Posts, Slosh n' nosh, tagged Beer, Derby, Derby Brewing Company, Friar Gate, Old Intentional, Paul Harris, Pub, The Greyhound, Trevor Harris on 22 May 2010 | 2 Comments »
My week so far. Returned from New York on Monday after an 18 hour journey with little sleep. Jet-lag on Tuesday but back to work; body zombified, mind aslumber. Knackering football on Wednesday – an act constituting my first exercise in two weeks but feels like two months. Thursday – a nice quiet night in [...]
Reflections on the water
Posted in New York 2010, Posts, tagged Manhattan, New York on 18 May 2010 | Leave a Comment »
And so I’m back in Blighty, carried on wing and ash. Much has been packed into the last 10 days – my first visit to New York and indeed America – and some of it has been documented here. I wanted to get a feel for the place and not just to rush headlong through [...]
The Sky’s the limit
Posted in New York 2010, Posts, tagged Bryant Park, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, McSorleys, Rockefella Centre, Shopping, Skyscraper Museum, Top Of The Rock, Union Square on 16 May 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Hooray for the weekend! Is it really? Every day here has felt a little bit like a weekend and now it’s here for real. A quick pit stop at my 108th corner deli for tea, WiFi and fruit and I’m city bound. Top Of The Rock is the name given to the observation desk atop [...]
Retail heaven and hell
Posted in New York 2010, Posts, tagged Chinatown, Guantanamo, Hollister house of horrors, Manhattan, Shopping, Soho on 15 May 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve gritted my teeth, the day has arrived. I’m going shopping. Hopefully I will be mugged on the way and I can spend a relaxing day in casualty being looked after by nurses. In case you haven’t guessed I’m not usually a good shopper. I’m hoping that the week long mental run-up will set me [...]
Dumbo – it makes perfect sense
Posted in New York 2010, Posts, tagged Brooklyn, Brooklyn Bridge, Bud Light, Dumbo, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, Manhattan Bridge, Michael Jackson, Williamsburg on 14 May 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The sun returns. I have to pop my head outside to gauge the temperature because the repeating weather forecast on the NY1 channel quotes in Fahrenheit and I’m used to Celcius now. It has been a roller coaster of weather extremes this week and the confusion is evident on the street with some people in [...]
A walk on the wild side
Posted in New York 2010, Posts, tagged CogMachine, East Village, Katz Deli, Lower East Side, Manhattan, McSorleys Tavern, Thomas Truax on 13 May 2010 | 3 Comments »
Why doesn’t my head hurt more? I’m not complaining. That said, I am a little run down and the rain is steadily dampening my enthusiasm to go anywhere. Tea and a bagel at what is a populous Amrita this morning. The usual eclectic bunch of souls are here meeting up, working or breakfasting. I’m earwigging [...]
