Today I arrived in NYC for Erin’s upcoming graduation from the master’s program at NYU. Fortunately I had a direct flight from Geneva, though my late check-in resulted in a sub-optimal seat location – it was literally the last seat on the plane right next to the rear galley. At least my seat reclined and there were no bathrooms in the rear of the plane. Otherwise the eight hour flight would have been a lot worse.
I took advantage of the long flight to catch up on some movies that I hadn’t seen: Crazyhorse (very good – particularly Jeff Bridges’ and Colin Farrell’s singing), Up in the Air (interesting but a bit depressing given the plot twist), It’s Complicated (entertaining) and Couples’ Retreat (perhaps one of the worst movies I’ve seen in quite a long time).
Upon arriving at JFK one of the first things that I saw was a Eurocafe. I’ve yet to actually see a Eurocafe in a European airport (perhaps I just don’t pay enough attention), but they’re apparently in the U.S…
We’re staying near Grand Central Station, which is convenient for getting around Manhattan. One downside, however, is that there aren’t really any nice neighborhood restaurants since the hotel is surrounded by a sea of office buildings. As a result, my mom and I walked around for quite a while before finding a place for dinner. In the end, we settled upon a standard NYC diner and it did the trick.
I took advantage of the long flight to catch up on some movies that I hadn’t seen: Crazyhorse (very good – particularly Jeff Bridges’ and Colin Farrell’s singing), Up in the Air (interesting but a bit depressing given the plot twist), It’s Complicated (entertaining) and Couples’ Retreat (perhaps one of the worst movies I’ve seen in quite a long time).
Upon arriving at JFK one of the first things that I saw was a Eurocafe. I’ve yet to actually see a Eurocafe in a European airport (perhaps I just don’t pay enough attention), but they’re apparently in the U.S…
We’re staying near Grand Central Station, which is convenient for getting around Manhattan. One downside, however, is that there aren’t really any nice neighborhood restaurants since the hotel is surrounded by a sea of office buildings. As a result, my mom and I walked around for quite a while before finding a place for dinner. In the end, we settled upon a standard NYC diner and it did the trick.
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