Sheila's travels

Last Day ...

30th May 2006
After breakfast at the diner, we did some gift shopping at Zabar's, then went back to Filene's for a skirt and top that Rosie had spotted on Sunday. It took us rather a long time to pack, and we had bought enough clothes, shoes, books and gifts to need to buy a new bag!

When we checked out, we complained about the level of noise and disturbance from the 'Crew Room', which was inconveniently situated right next to our room - the door had started banging at 6 a.m. every morning, and every time it opened it sounded like there was a party going on in there! However, the customer is always right, and we got a 15% reduction on the bill - which meant we could afford a nice lunch and a car back to the airport!

Once we had sorted all that out, we went for a quick visit to the American Museum of Natural History (only a couple of blocks away); there is so much to see I could have spent a week there and not seen it all, but we spent most of our time in the Amazon section, watching a video about a culture about as far as you can get from the one we were aspiring to in the Big Apple. Fascinating to see in the light of the recent story about a Colombian tribe who have emerged to live in the modern world.

Time to be 'ladies who lunch' again, this time to Isabella's - we seem to have inadvertently picked a lot of restaurants from the B.R.Guest stable, but they are all really good! This one had great service, and grilled salmon to die for!

Far too soon, it was time to go back to the hotel to sink into the leather seats of our chauffeur car, and head west, taking a last look at the midtown skyline before entering the Lincoln Tunnel and emerging in industrial NJ on the way to the airport.

The Upper West Side is the place for me - everything I need within a few blocks: delis, restaurants, jazz, museums and art galleries, and the Park!

I'll be back!

posted by Sheila T @ 5:26 pm