Trip to New York

So I have become the selfish blogger, me, me, me. So sorry readers I have forgotten about you. It is funny how internal focus is just plain depressing. I haven't even wanted to write because I was becoming a very dull topic.
Let me take you to New York. Wake up early. Make tea, while your husband makes oatmeal with walnuts, raisins, cinnamon and clove. Have your tea and oatmeal with honey and milk.
Have friends come over to car pool to Union station. You will have company and you can split the parking fee. Look around the train station. The train station has great hanging lights that are large and round like Christmas ornaments, that have been embellished with steal. The ceiling is broken into squares each repeating a pattern as if the heavens have been tiled.

Buy your ticket. Soon after that, down you go through a long tunnel. You are passing one side that is made of silver metal and one side that is white. You are walking in a tube. Then up you go to the platform. On the train you pass abandoned buildings, groves of trees, and large bodies of water.  You arrive at grand central station. Another stunning ceiling. Grand Central Stations' ceiling is painted blue. Upon the blue are constellations of stars and line drawings in white.  There is a horse, probably Pegasus that looks as though it coming right to you. After a long line to the ladies room out you go into what looks and feels like a city.

There are people walking quickly, there are people looking up and around. The sun is bright rising out of the windowless station underground.

Light dances from one building and bounces onto another. So many windows make for a great play ground for light. 

You can see why it is called the big apple: after passing a giant cigar, nut cracker and Christmas balls. 

You walk though central park and see large sculptures, Walter Scott and others. You see carriages with holiday riders. You see a man blowing giant bubbles. There are kids sledding and there are lots of snowmen and snowman parts. 

You go to the Metropolitan museum and see an actual Egyptian temple. The temple was moved to the US as a gift from Egypt. (and I thought I got good gifts) You should have brought snacks and are starving when you and your pile of friends find a Thai place for lunch.  That's about it for now. There will be more to come after lunch.