Just some general thoughts about things I have noticed here, Everything in New York is gigantic. The bridges are vast, two level, multi-laned collosi, the roads are all very wide and the buildings are simply monstrous. And as for the meat portions... I ordered a chicken dippers starter and got four whole chicken breasts covered in breadcrumbs. As a starter! In most places burgers start at 8oz. Those that don't start at 10oz! It makes Wetherspoon's 6oz burger look like a wimp's breakfast. Yesterday I ordered a beef and guiness stew for lunch and got what must have been around 12oz of braised steak, plus mashed potato! Needless to say I didn't have much for dinner that evening, a bit of marble cake was all. The sun remains terribly fierce and I got somewhat overheated walking
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