The Curious incident of the dog in the night-time

Forgot to mention, saw this at the Norwich Theatre Royal just before flying out to USA. All four of us went, and absolutely superb!

Saul Bellow - Seize the Day

An excellent novella about the day in the life of a failed salesman. Works with a suspect psychologist Dr Tamkin.

“Bringing people into the here-and-now. The real universe. That's the present moment. The past is no good to us. The future is full of anxiety. Only the present is real--the here-and-now. Seize the day.”

Hamlet - starring Benedict Cumberbatch

Saw Hamlet last night at the Barbican.

The set was great, but the lead, Ophelia, and Laertes were very average. Ciara Hines was about the best thing there.

Arthur Millar - Death of a Salesman

Excellent read. Tragic view of the American Dream not coming true

“Well, I spent six or seven years after high school trying to work myself up. Shipping clerk, salesman, business of one kind or another. And it's a measly manner of existence. To get on that subway on the hot mornings in summer. To devote your whole life to keeping stock, or making phone calls, or selling or buying. To suffer fifty weeks of the year for the sake of a two-week vacation, when all you really desire is to be outdoors, with your shirt off. And always to have to get ahead of the next fella. And still — that's how you build a future.” 

Friday onwards

So up around eight and little later to the flat iron. Then into Barnes & Noble for a sit down. Bought a few odds, then into fine furniture store full of expensive stuff.

Hotel at 2:30 for long taxi to JFK. An awful hair raising adventure. 

JFK and Virgin airlines home. Cattle class!

Long bus journey from Heathrow to Norwich, and then taxi home for around 2:00 on Saturday afternoon.

Thursday was going up up up

Early start to the Rockerfeller building.

 Then to Washington Square for a paddle. Lunch was a pancake and then a stroll around Greenwich village.

Underground to Macey's which was awful: zombies in TK Max.

Home for a doze and dinner at the Brooklyn diner.

Ah Highlander. There can only be one

Walk through Central Park. That 'Highlander' Bow bridge. Coffee and a stroll.

Then all day at the Met. Too much bloody Cezanne, Degas, Van Gogh, Monet etc! Hokusai, Greece, and Egypt were the best. But why in New York? Some we felt belonged at home.

Long hot walk back. Sleep. Then a short stroll foe me later.

Tuesday in New York

Today was Bloomingdales and new shoes for us both.

Lunch in Serendipity3 with big ice cream

Then Wicked and photos after!

Yesterday was Monday

Yesterday we took the underground to Brooklyn and the 'DUMBO', which turned out fairly rubbish. But good photos of the bridge. Then long walk over the bridge to'Ground Zero'. Saw the memorial and then lunch in big block with financial workers.

Then underground to Greenwich village for a wander, and back under to the hotel.

Evening meal in a pizza restaurant and a wander to Times Square

Early to bed

First full day was yesterday, Sunday

Breakfast in the Brooklyn Diner. Then stroll down to Times Square, them to the Museum of Modern Art. Loads of Duchamp, Picasso, Rothko, Warhol, Dali, Van Gogh and more. Back for a sleep after 5 hours in the museum. Then dinner in the American Diner. Early to bed.

In the big city

Yesterday we arrived after a long long flight. All went well, but took so long. Couldn't sleep and got awful migraine.yellow cab to the Quin hotel. Had to walk last bit and road blocked. A quick sleep, shower, and then stroll to Central Park, 5th Ave. coffee in Trump tower, pizza in Barnes and Nobel. Couple of books (Death of a Salesman, and Laphams quarterly) and for Jo and Chloe, tote bags. Bed by eight

A la aeroport

Sat waiting at the airport. Flying to New York shortly 😳

Got a baby little camera. bin out testing it