Yes, indeed, I certainly will...this is a magical city with treasures for everyone. This will probably be my final blog until sometime in a week or so after I get to a city that has a different type of treasure to offer...Cairo. I went to Harlem one day. The first thing I saw when I got off the subway was someone wearing a t-shirt that said, "I'm Black...Please Don't Shoot!". Shocked at first, but more shocked at the incredible difference this area was in comparison to the area I am staying. Very wide boulevards, some stunning brownstones, other buildings that are reminiscent of the public housing we have in Toronto, well-to-do's, artsies, "broken" individuals...it was at times, overwhelming. An area so rich in history, and so steeped in mythology about drugs and crime (at least in
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