So it's been a week n New York and what a gorgeous week it has been.After a lovely and laid back Christmas which with the exception of two hours of dreadful dullness watching "Nine", passed without event and in a joyous mood, we set out on Monday for the Big Apple.

Even security- or rather a few cursory glances by bored undertrained rude people at Heathrow couldn't dampen our holiday mood. It sagged a little with an hours wait at US immigration but a wintry subway ride into the city, a walk to the supermarket on 57th to stock up and the holiday was in full swing.

Given that Rich has been here many times over the last two years and this is my fourth visit in the last sixteenth months, there has ben no pressure to do things. We have been happy to set of and just walk. Tuesday saw a biter cold sunshine day and a walk in Central Park to find the ice rink for skating on Saturday with Kazia and Brian and Teddy. Tuesday night saw a visit to the Radio City Christmas spectacular- which is american,kitsch, shameless, vulgar, and hugely enjoyable. Wednesday took us upstate to a Premium Shopping outlet where we shopped till we dropped and had to buy a new case to bring stuff home in. Thursday saw a tour of the United Nations, a fabulous new years eve dinner at a gorgeous restaurant and a walk back through the crows and the rain through Central Park in me to be on the balcony o hear the roar of the crowds in Times Square welcome in 2010.

Today a subway ride to Brooklyn to get half price tickets for the show "Altar Boyz' for tonight - please don't let's have another "Nine!" A walk through the brownstones of Brooklyn on quaintly named Cranberry Street, a great walk across the Brooklyn Bridge to take hundreds of photo of the Manhattan skyline and a stroll along the new High Line Park at W12th Street means that we are now resting with aching feet and contented hearts before venturing out to the theatre tonight.

Hope you had a Happy new Year and every best wish for 2010 to all my readers!

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