In my teens, growing up on endless episodes of sitcoms, America, to me, meant New York and New York meant only one thing - F.R.I.E.N.D.S! (okay, there's also Bruce Willis dangling from rooftops in Die Hard)
I do realise how shallow this sounds but hey, shallow see, shallow do!
And when I did land in the city, all bedraggled from one missed flight and one sleepless night, boy oh boy was I thrilled to bits - This was Nooo Yawkkk!! I had finally arrived. Er, literally speaking.
There was Brooklyn Bridge and Empire State and the other tall buildings with those fire escape stairs hanging behind them and Fifth Avenue and Times Square and oh-my-oh my there it was - Central Park . Now if only I could find the coffee shop with the over-sized mugs and maybe also get a How you doin' I'd be pleased as punch.
New York is all this and much more, most of which, I didn't see. The trip was short and it was like getting a whiff of your favourite food as it cooks. It gets you all delirious just standing there.
New York is huge, crowded, filthy, vibrant and colourful. Takes your breath away, it does. And the subways offer the best and worst the city's got - you can find everyone from everywhere (along with the drunks, singers, weirdos, blue heads, everything under the sun and some from Mars too)
Whatever else you do, don't miss this one. And, yes, I will find out if there's a FRIENDS tour of New York.
I do realise how shallow this sounds but hey, shallow see, shallow do!
And when I did land in the city, all bedraggled from one missed flight and one sleepless night, boy oh boy was I thrilled to bits - This was Nooo Yawkkk!! I had finally arrived. Er, literally speaking.
There was Brooklyn Bridge and Empire State and the other tall buildings with those fire escape stairs hanging behind them and Fifth Avenue and Times Square and oh-my-oh my there it was - Central Park . Now if only I could find the coffee shop with the over-sized mugs and maybe also get a How you doin' I'd be pleased as punch.
New York is all this and much more, most of which, I didn't see. The trip was short and it was like getting a whiff of your favourite food as it cooks. It gets you all delirious just standing there.
New York is huge, crowded, filthy, vibrant and colourful. Takes your breath away, it does. And the subways offer the best and worst the city's got - you can find everyone from everywhere (along with the drunks, singers, weirdos, blue heads, everything under the sun and some from Mars too)
Whatever else you do, don't miss this one. And, yes, I will find out if there's a FRIENDS tour of New York.
Did i hear you say Liberty???
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