New York Monday

The main reason we went to New York right now, was the charity dinner that Mary Sue was going to cook for. The dinner would take place on Tuesday night but Mary Sue had to work on Monday too, preparing for the 400 guests. Julie and I took the advantage to go shopping, since Mary Sue is not a huge fan of that. We walked down 5th Avenue and stopped in any interesting store every now and then. Julie got me a vintage purse from Urban Outfitters made out of leather, dark blue and brown – perfect seize. We kept going south, down to ground zero, where the World Trade Center used to be until the terrorist attack of 9/11. Standing there, I could feel the intense essence in the atmosphere. After some momentous minutes we lighted up the serious mood by entering “Century 21”, a huge store with four floors similar to NK or Åhléns in Stockholm with clothes sorted by brands in different divisions such as “every day clothes”, dresses, sports and athletics, skincare, shoes and jewelry. I got a couple of underwear, 2 bras, socks, and a homecoming dress (!). I haven’t been shopping that much in a long time! It made me feel excellent!
Julie and I then took of together to Chinatown and the area called Little Italy. It consisted of a couple of blocks and where two of the streets crossed each other there were four Italian restaurants in each corner. Not knowing anything about the menus or of the food quality we decided to go to the one we thought of as best appearance, but our decision turned out to be insignificant because we were “drawn into” another one by a waiter, probably a result of their competition.

On our way home we walked uptown again and we past shop after shop in block after block with jewelries, followed by shop after shop in block after block with lighting and the same thing with stores selling restaurant supplies (there are more that 13000 restaurants in NYC)! It is unbelievable how many stores can endure with such competition! That is New York!

Monday night I spent working on my comparison and contrast essay that was due the same day, while Mary Sue, Declan and his friend Nick had dinner on The Spotted Pig. Julie met a couple of friends of hers, had oysters in a bar and helped me finish my essay later on.