Blogs from Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, North America - page 4

Another good night sleep with little noise which is surprising here in NYC as during the daytime you do hear lots of ambulances and fire truck sirens going off. Our hotel has 4 apartments per floor and we face the back of the building and there is a view of a courtyard where we can see the back of the buildings beside and behind us on the next block so I think the buildings around us are blocking out a lot of the ambient sound so that is good. Kerry got in trouble from the breakfast host lady when trying to put some bread in the toaster without using tongs (naughty). It is weird given everyone is touching the tongs and other items like the fridge door to get the yoghurts etc. and I tried later ... read more

Woke up around 9.00am and it was nice to know after a 16 day road trip we did not need to check out or a hotel or drive the car anywhere. Breakfast was pretty basic in a tiny room downstairs being 2 slices of toast with cream cheese and a strawberry yoghurt. Spent the rest of the morning chilling in the room and updating the blog as I’m a few days behind now. We have noticed this hotel only has 1 small lift that fits about 4 people at the most to cater for a 7 storey building so one has to be patient waiting for the elevator. We left the room around 11.00am and walked up E48th Street past the Rockefeller Centre which will soon have its famous Christmas Tree installed and saw people roller ... read more

It has been a while since posting on this platform. This was always my 'basic' keep friends informed channel. The special quality of this site in particular was that it always seemed to be active and accessible in China and worked relatively well. My Sakya Resource Guide (SRG) website from the early 1990s is gone. The internet host company went out of business, or changed, and dumped all websites. I had something on Google BlogSpot for awhile but it was not available in China - http://jeffwatt.blogspot.com/ - so I didn't continue with it. It still has some content as I was looking to merge some SRG functions with it. Of course, currently HAR is also posting on Instagram, YouTube and Facebook, aside from Himalayan Art Resources (HAR). As of last September, 2021, HAR has an account ... read more

Aujourd'hui, c'est ma dernière journée complète en ville. Je viens de terminer ma valise. Ce matin, je suis allée me promener sur le bord de l'eau. J'étais au Pier 76. J'ai dîné au Skylight Diner, ils sont ouverts 24h et ont un menu de fous. La place est un peu reculée, sur la 9th avenue, vers la 33th. Les clients étaient des réguliers, et l'ambiance était différente des endroits remplis de touristes. J'ai pris l'omelette avec du chilli dedans. C'était bon. En pm, je suis retournée au Central Park jusqu'à 17:30h. Je suis revenue de la 85th en longeant Lexington. Il y a plein de commerces sur cette rue, moins touristique aussi. Demain je quitte mon hôtel car j'en ai loué un autre à-côté de l'aéroport. C'est plus simple le matin. Mon vol est à 9:41h. ... read more

Aujourd'hui, j'avais mon spectacle sur Broadway #3 : Funny Girl. Donc j'ai relaxé pendant la journée : gym et bain en continuant de lire mon livre. Il faisait très humide et étouffant, 40°. Je suis allée chercher mon lunch à l'épicerie du coin de ma rue, qui a elle aussi un impressionnant buffet (photo). Je ne pensais pas aller voir Funny Girl, mais Jane Lynch fait partie de la distribution, donc ça m'a donné le goût. Ce qui m'a le plus impresionnée, si je compare celui-ci aux 2 autres (Moulin Rouge et Chicago), c'est l'ambiance. La foule était en délire! Ça riait aux éclats et très fort, et le déluge d'applaudissements intense après presque chaque chanson. La foule était remplie de fans et ça se sentait. Je me sentais comme dans un match gagné par l'équipe ... read more