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Four Days in New York City

8/1/2017

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My recent trip to New York was a very special trip. The Cabrillo Symphonic and Youth Choirs performed at Carnegie Hall. My girlfriend, Diane sings in the chorus.  It's not every day that I get to watch a friend perform at Carnegie Hall,  I had to go and I am so glad I did. The chorus performed the New York premiere of a beautiful piece written by the composer Erik Ešenvalds called “The Long Road,” part of his masterpiece, “Sunset in my Hand: Ancient Voices of the Wild Pacific Coast.” It was a touching and memorable experience for all involved.
The view in New York from the Hudson HotelThe view from the Hudson Hotel
My solo trip unfolded without any hiccups, other than the moment when I almost lost my wallet in a taxi. When you take a taxi in New York make sure you ask for a receipt as you enter the taxi. This way you can track down your driver in case you leave something behind.

The New York Public Library
The New York Public Library
I took the red-eye special from San Francisco and arrived in NYC early Saturday morning. Upon checking in my hotel stored my luggage and after a large cup of coffee I was ready to go. My girlfriend’s sister and her daughter took me along that day. This was good because I was super tired and not always able to function properly. We got half-price tickets at the TKTS on Time Square for a matinee and saw “A Doll’s House: Part 2” by Lucas Hnath. The play picks up after Henrik Ibsen’s “A Doll’s House" concludes. Even though I nodded off just a little bit in the beginning, eventually it got my full attention. What I liked about this play is that nobody was stereotyped as good or bad, although everybody was right and everybody was wrong.
I also saw “Little Foxes” by Lillian Hellman with Laura Linney, Cynthia Nixon (from “Sex in the City”), and Richard Thomas, who was John John in “The Waltons” TV series from years ago. The acting in this play was superb. Another play I thoroughly enjoyed was "Present Laughter" starring Kevin Kline.

The little Foxes by Lillian Hellman
The Little Foxes
Laura Linney
Laura Linney giving autographs after the play
I saw “The Little Foxes“ by myself. After getting my program autographed by the actors I had a wonderful light Japanese meal at Natsumi around the corner from the theater. The edamame dumplings were outstanding.
The first night I had a charred octopus appetizer puttanesca-style with fingerling potatoes and a bell pepper vinaigrette at Bonoit Bistro near my hotel. Food was not the focus of this trip. We ate twice at the Brooklyn Diner because it stays open late and is near Carnegie Hall. I enjoyed their BLT crab burger and Kugel noodle
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Bonoit Bistro New York
Octopus Salad at Bonoit Bistro
Brooklyn Diner
Kugel Noodle
I enjoyed wandering around Central Park, eating a hot dog , and appreciating New York City. On my last day  my friends and I spent the day at the Metropolitan Museum.
Even though I had planned to go the MoMa,  I didn't make time for it, but I did have a refreshing drink and appetizer at Moderner, a great restaurant next to the MoMa. Altogether, it was a wonderful trip and I am  glad I decided to go. Read more about New York on my other post from last year.
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cheri link
8/2/2017 09:38:57 am

Sounds like a wonderful trip, how nice that you were able to come and support your friend that sings in the chorus. Great pics!

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Gerlinde
8/2/2017 12:52:52 pm

It was a lot of fun Cheri, thank you for the comment.

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Tricia @ Saving Room for Dessert link
8/3/2017 06:02:39 am

What a wonderful adventure Gerlinde! Love that you got to see your friend at Carnage Hall. Laura Linney is a wonderful actress - how fun. Good for you :)

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Gerlinde
8/3/2017 10:37:35 am

Laura Linney was fantastic and so were all the other actors. Thank you for the comment.

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Teagan Geneviene link
8/3/2017 01:00:51 pm

Gerlinde, I realize you met your friends once you got to the hotel, but I still think you were brave to make the trip alone. (Admittedly, I've developed bad agoraphobia in the past 8 years... but it was still brave.)
What an exciting reason to go there! You made it into such a lovely tale, I felt like I was there. :) I'm delighted you had such a wonderful time. Hugs!

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Gerlinde
8/3/2017 10:15:58 pm

This was my first solo trip to New York, but like you said, my friends were there to be with me. I am sorry to hear about your agoraphobia, A dear friend of mine had it and it can be very debilitating. Giving you hugs and hoping that you get bettter with time.

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Mimi link
8/3/2017 01:06:53 pm

I loved seeing this post. Congratulations to your friend - that's really exciting ! I just got back from visiting my daughter in NYC - we had perfect weather, which was wonderful, because we mostly had outside activities. The one glitch was on our last night she planned for us all to go to the MOMA's bar, and it was closed for a private function. Well, there's always next time!

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Gerlinde
8/3/2017 10:21:19 pm

I thought you were in New York Mimi because of your Facebook posts. Is the MOMA bar inside the Museum? The restaurant and bar I went to was right next to it and it was very nice.

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Jo Nell Huff link
8/3/2017 01:54:54 pm

What a wonderful trip! Thanks for taking us along. So many plays and a performance by a friend! Bravo!

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Jo
8/3/2017 10:22:08 pm

Thanks Jo , it was a lot of fun and I am so glad I decided to go.

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Deb|EastofEdenCooking link
8/3/2017 02:26:46 pm

What a grand adventure! There is always a buzz of energy in the air of New York City. You have captured your time with friends in such a lovely way.

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Gerlinde
8/3/2017 10:22:52 pm

Deb, you are so sweet , thank you my friend.

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Kay link
8/3/2017 11:27:54 pm

What a great trip and I love the photos.

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Gerlinde
8/4/2017 06:51:00 am

Thank you Kay

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Pamela link
8/9/2017 05:10:36 am

I'm jealous. What a wonderful trip - and brave of you to go alone. Looks like your weather was good, and the plays - fabulous. PLUS Carnegie Hall with your friend singing. WOW. Now, about that octopus. Have you read the book THE SOUL OF THE OCTOPUS? I recommend it. :-)

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Gerlinde
8/9/2017 08:28:27 am

Yikes Pamela, I know where you are going with the octopus. I will check out the book. What if all animals have a soul , that's why I was a vegetarian for 12 years.

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Fran @ G'day Souffle' link
8/10/2017 03:40:12 am

Hi Gerlinde, this is Fran from G'day Souffle'. I'm glad you enjoyed your trip to NYC. My daughter lives in Brooklyn so I go there every year for about 1 week. Last year I went to the Metropolitan Opera by myself- the opera finished at 11:00 pm and I was nervous about taking the subway back to Brooklyn by myself, but it was no trouble at all- lots of people walking on the streets and there is a subway stop right underneath the opera!

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Gerlinde
8/10/2017 06:44:29 am

Taking the subway at 11:00 at night is brave. It's liberating when we expand our comfort zones.

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Liz link
8/18/2017 05:26:52 am

What a special trip! My son took a trip to NYC on a college break and lost his wallet in an Uber car. Of course it was NYE and there may have been some alcohol involved! He was lucky to get it back :)

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Gerlinde
8/18/2017 08:02:38 am

I paid more attention to my girlfriend ( telling her to get out on my side because of the traffic) than to my small wallet and it fell out of my purse. It had my drivers license in it and I was flying home the next day and without a drivers license I had no photo ID.

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Healthy World Cuisine link
8/27/2017 02:51:49 am

Great trip highlights! 4 days you packed lots in and still so much more to do. I guess you will have to go back... Hope you are enjoying the last couple of days of summer.

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Gerlinde
8/27/2017 12:57:46 pm

I can see the signs of fall everywhere.

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