New York City
It's already been a week since I've been in New York... just goes to show how much time is flying. The beginning of the trip was a bummer. My flight from Salt Lake City to Denver was delayed two hours because of mechanical problems, so I thought for sure I would have a heck of a time finding a replacement connection to New York. But luckily (in some ways), New York was having strong thunderstorms, so that flight had been delayed too. We finally boarded the plane and got in line to take off, but then pulled off to the side and the captain informed us we were delayed further. We ended up watching all of Evan Almighty right there on the tarmac, bringing the total flight delay to five hours. Needless to say, I didn't get to New York until a little past midnight, thus being able to only wish Casey a happy belated birthday, and eliminating any partying we had planned.
On Friday, we started off by hanging around the Columbia neighborhood, seeing Grant's tomb, Riverside Park, Tom's Restaurant (Monk's from Seinfeld), and the campus. That afternoon, we walked around Central Park for a bit. While there, we actually ran into two people Casey knew from NC State! Granted one of them went to Columbia, but we weren't even near Columbia. I guess a small world exists in New York City too. That evening, we ate at a Cuban restaurant and then went to an improv comedy club, which was very funny. Afterwards, we walked back through Times Square. I guess I should say at this point that the subway was everything I thought it would be and more. But it made me dizzy when we were forced to stand up, and we didn't see any cool/weird/unusual performers.
On Saturday, we went to a Columbia football game. It was essentially a high school game, both in attendance and quality of play. And I finally put two and two together that the Halifax Comets' "Columbia blue" actually comes from Columbia University (their uniforms were actually nearly the same as our 2003-2004 ones). Penn was leading 45-7 at halftime so we left after the Robert Kraft (owner of the Patriots) field dedication (he donated $5 million to the athletic department). We then went to Brother Jimmy's, which is basically an ACC bar, but the bouncer was 100% sure Casey's ID was fake and wouldn't let us in. So we ended up at another place to eat and watch a little football, but Casey's friend who's the manager wasn't working to give us a discount. Then we went down and took the Staten Island Ferry where I saw the Statue of Liberty and the skyline lit up at night. We walked back through downtown where I saw the New York Stock Exchange and the World Trade Center site (unfortunately my camera batteries died there). We then went to the top of the Empire State Building for an incredible view of the city. Along the way, we also passed by Grand Central Station, the New York Public Library, and Rockefeller Center. I kid you not, the lights on Radio City Music Hall turned off right as we were walking up, and it was 11:18... odd timing.
The trip back Sunday was much smoother... we actually got into SLC several minutes early. I also got a great picture of the sunset as we were landing in Chicago. I had a blast and I'm glad I went. It was really good to be able to hang out with Casey again. We did a lot more walking/riding than doing stuff, but it was nice being able to see so much. I was sad to leave and return to the real world, and it drove home the point that I really miss my friends. But I would never want to live in New York City. The pictures have been posted on Webshots.
Today is the fifth rainy Saturday in a row. We had a little snow Wednesday night and may get a little tonight. But it's supposed to be back to near 70 most of next week. Luckily my physics test was pushed back to November 5, but I still have a synoptic test, a dynamics homework, and a 4-hour long dynamics test. It's going to be a crazy week.
On Friday, we started off by hanging around the Columbia neighborhood, seeing Grant's tomb, Riverside Park, Tom's Restaurant (Monk's from Seinfeld), and the campus. That afternoon, we walked around Central Park for a bit. While there, we actually ran into two people Casey knew from NC State! Granted one of them went to Columbia, but we weren't even near Columbia. I guess a small world exists in New York City too. That evening, we ate at a Cuban restaurant and then went to an improv comedy club, which was very funny. Afterwards, we walked back through Times Square. I guess I should say at this point that the subway was everything I thought it would be and more. But it made me dizzy when we were forced to stand up, and we didn't see any cool/weird/unusual performers.
On Saturday, we went to a Columbia football game. It was essentially a high school game, both in attendance and quality of play. And I finally put two and two together that the Halifax Comets' "Columbia blue" actually comes from Columbia University (their uniforms were actually nearly the same as our 2003-2004 ones). Penn was leading 45-7 at halftime so we left after the Robert Kraft (owner of the Patriots) field dedication (he donated $5 million to the athletic department). We then went to Brother Jimmy's, which is basically an ACC bar, but the bouncer was 100% sure Casey's ID was fake and wouldn't let us in. So we ended up at another place to eat and watch a little football, but Casey's friend who's the manager wasn't working to give us a discount. Then we went down and took the Staten Island Ferry where I saw the Statue of Liberty and the skyline lit up at night. We walked back through downtown where I saw the New York Stock Exchange and the World Trade Center site (unfortunately my camera batteries died there). We then went to the top of the Empire State Building for an incredible view of the city. Along the way, we also passed by Grand Central Station, the New York Public Library, and Rockefeller Center. I kid you not, the lights on Radio City Music Hall turned off right as we were walking up, and it was 11:18... odd timing.
The trip back Sunday was much smoother... we actually got into SLC several minutes early. I also got a great picture of the sunset as we were landing in Chicago. I had a blast and I'm glad I went. It was really good to be able to hang out with Casey again. We did a lot more walking/riding than doing stuff, but it was nice being able to see so much. I was sad to leave and return to the real world, and it drove home the point that I really miss my friends. But I would never want to live in New York City. The pictures have been posted on Webshots.
Today is the fifth rainy Saturday in a row. We had a little snow Wednesday night and may get a little tonight. But it's supposed to be back to near 70 most of next week. Luckily my physics test was pushed back to November 5, but I still have a synoptic test, a dynamics homework, and a 4-hour long dynamics test. It's going to be a crazy week.
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