...my dad is still a little sick and L prepares us a magnificent breakfast
...we embark on a long and arduous journey from Jersey to our Airbnb home in Brooklyn
...I conclude subway ticket vending machines are still as fussy, annoying and random as ever
...I once again relish just looking at faces and behavior of people on the subway - it's an amazing fascinating free show that never ends. I could ride that subway for a living...
...we arrive, unpack, meet our host and leave for a short walk around the most hipster part of NYC - Williamsburg, full of elegant ladies with pedigree lapdogs, people with weird hair, vintage bikes, lumberjack beards and mismatched clothes. This feels so strange.
...we buy an iPhone for J and I find the same taco truck I had burritos from back in 2015 when I rented a room here. Happy times!
...we cross over to Manhattan, see a few iconic sites, get lost a few times and just...breathe New York.
...I find that the cube in Astor Place is back! I finally see it, touch it and manage to turn it around.
...we ride to the Times Square restaurant the View where I made a dinner reservation for 7pm. It is a revolving rooftop restaurant on the 48th floor of the Times Square Marriott. We're. It hungry so we stay at the bar for a couple beers. Views are equally amazing and although the turning is painfully slow after a few rounds it seems to speed up. Also: views over Manhattan are breathtaking.
...we go back home accompanied by omnipresent NYC street and subway live music