We covered a lot of Manhattan today!
Met up with friends, Tug and Paul, outside Sylvia's in Harlem, where we had some good ole soulfood for lunch. Some of the best chicken I've ever had!
Next, we had a wander round Harlem, past the Apollo Theatre, and on to Morningside Park. Harlem seems like a separate place to the rest of Manhattan, it has a very different feel to it. The buildings seem lower, the streets seem wider and the infamous grid system isn't quite as prevalent. The street vendors' stock reflects the differences, too. Loads of incense and home stuff, fewer pictures of the Empire State Building, CDs and DVDs, rather than handbags! It feels like a place people live, rather than go to.
Next, we hopped on the subway, right to the other end of the city, down to West 4th Street and Washington Square park, where we mooched about and watched the numerous buskers. Among the best were Castle Critters - hand-puppets lipsync-ing along to easy listening, and Tic and Tac, two performance artists with some fantastic banter, who finish with a leap over 5 audience members!
After than, we headed back up to Midtown, and Times Square, where we took advantage of the deck chairs on Broadway for some more people watching.
After we said goodbye and went our separate ways, we chilled for a while and wandered round the shops at Rockerfella Plaza, before grabbing some dinner and heading home.
Tomorrow will definitely be a chill out day!
Todays Pics here.
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