Day Twenty Seven

Taxi rides in New York are hair-raising, to say the least. They drive at about 60mph, swerving past each other, slamming on the brakes, dodging pedestrians and tooting their horns at each other. They are, in a word, mental. At times you're cahooning along at 50, and you're an inch away from other cars. It's hectic. We saw one cabby nearly get in a big fight with some guy on the road. They literally got out their cars and where yelling at each other. The roads are mad.

So getting a cab to schlep us all the way from 32nd to 112th is mildly exhilarating. But we arrive, surprisingly unscathed, at the corner of 112th and 7th. And here is situated the SEINFELD RESTAURANT. This is exciting for us, it's in every episode! Especially for Timbo Big Fan. It's also the Diner Obama used to hang out at, when he was at Columbia. So it's all-round fun. We have some lovely breakfast, take some pics, and then have a little wander through the Upper West Side.

Then we headed down a bit further, to Central Park, and got coffees and walked through the park. It was sunny and warm, and busy. We sat on a bench, walked, looked at the horses. Pretty sure we saw Agyness Deyn too.

After this lost its novelty we decided to head over to the famous FAO Schwarz, to see the Big Tom Hanks Piano. FAO Schwarz is super dooper. It has so much cool stuff, and TOYS, and just loads of things to play with.

That evening we got dressed up, and headed up to 42nd Street, where we took our seats at the New Amsterdam theatre, for Mary Poppins.

Such a magical show, in a very literal sense. There were so many surprises and delights and tricks. The objects kept coming out the bag, people flew and disappeared, Mary even flew into the AUDIENCE! It was such a delight - very 'broadway'.

Still think the West End is the Champagne to Broadway's Cava, though.

But it WAS a great show. We cooed and ahhed and cheered. Afterwards we went for a steak, and more rooftop drinks.

Love that rooftop bar.




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