Starting my morning in Brooklyn at Barnes and Nobles. I’d misread the subway, so got off tow stops later than planned. At least I didn’t misread it all the way to Manhattan!
I ran out of time to update you on most of Wednesday’s adventures. However, Ann did post her version of my day on Facebook.
Traveler update. Poor David: it’s dangerous for him to travel without me… To start with, his plane got in at 7amish (an hour late), and included a woman passing out in the aisle next to him (hope it’s not Ebola). He’s gotten almost no sleep OR food in two days. His morning adventure was to visit a grave of a family friend and someone he’s done considerable research on. After a long walk from the train to hotel all the while dragging his bags he faced another long walk to the cemetery, only to find the cemetery much more vast than expected.
And that’s when IT START RAINING.
Undaunted he plodded-on but the grave wasn’t where that dang google map said it should be so he looked it up on the cemetery map, but then it started raining harder. Now my poor soaked traveler recognized an important fact: He should always listen to his wife, but more on that later.
Realizing his folly poor David tried to leave only to find a locked gate. Bewildered, cold, hungry, and soggy, and tired, he used his iPhone to look for an escape route…… but then, it died. In the end he had to trudge his way ALL the way back across the cemetery blinded by foggy rain splattered glasses, alone, all connection to the outside world lost, paranoid the cemetery was acting against him….wanting him to remain forever.
Thankfully, he made it out alive and was able to get a cab right away. He’s now back at his hotel and tucked into a warm bed to sleep while his sweater and only pair of jeans hopefully dry out. Now, I had to recommend a few times that he should:
1. Take more cabs and not kill himself walking all over hell and gone.
2. He should really really get a new phone since he’s been having so much trouble with his current one.
And 3! Take a darn coat. It’s winter and rain is expected in the forecast. My poor guy. While I love being right, heheheee, I don’t love it so much at his expense. Let’s hope the rest of his trip goes better then theses first few hours.
In her explanation, she missed one important encounter I’d forgotten to mention to her . . .
While walking in downtown Brooklyn this morning, some woman walking toward me stopped 20 yards in front of me, lifted her jacket, grabbed her crotch, and shouted “DO YOU WANT TO LICK MY P(female part)Y!?! WELL DO YOU!?! I was pretty shocked! So, was the middle aged woman pushing a stroller with a child in it just in front of me. Both of us froze while the eager, exuberant woman tried to convince us we should sample her wares, “C’MON, DO YA?”
Needless to say I and the stroller-pusshing woman both declined the generous offer and walked purposefully and briskly passed her.
On the bright side, I did have a fantastic burger at the Burger Bistro on 5th Street. They made burgers out of beef, Kobe beef, tuna, chicken, lamb, vegetables, and turkey! I splurged on a Medium rare Kobe burger. It was fantastic. Now, if only they’d made fresh fries.
Kobe beef, caramelized onion, chipotle (spicy!) sauce and hot pepper cheese. It was great!
POOR DAVID…you don’t want that nickname to stick. I picture you so disheveled that people put change in your coffee cup.
Hope your day’s ahead get better…nothing worse than re-wearing cold wet jeans.
Depending how you look at it, the NYC metropolitan area is CULTURE SHOCK or EXCELLENT ADVENTURE. Pardon the pun, but the IN YOUR FACE ATTITUDE (in more ways then one) is what makes living in this area so great; People say what’s on their mind, even if you are a perfect stranger. Being solicited is just another day in the Big City. The sun will come out tomorrow. Welcome to our neck of the woods Dave.
Mark: Yes, ‘Poor David’ would not have been my choice of words. But, it tickled me to read her version of my day.
Mike: I agree. The attitudes and adventures is what makes this area so interesting. And, in fact, the sun is out today.
Poor David, just go get the new iPhone when you get back, it’s painless and try Bing maps. Maybe the stars will align today and you will find what you need! Rob
Sounds like I will have to launch poordavid.com, just to highlight my misadventures!
You could have asked that woman if she knew where there were any old jeeps in New York City…
Hey!! Let the guy enjoy the FLAVORS of NYC!!
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Day two: Our traveler is well rested, well fed and it’s nice and sunny out. Today is shapping up to be a good day for him.
HMM! Wasn’t there a movie with this title????
OH well, no jeeps. But I’m sure some of the OTHER guys here are still waiting for pictures of the girl in Brooklyn.
Do you remember the exact location of the incident. If I ever get to Brooklyn, I would certainly want to avoid that area this weekend.
Our son lives in Manhattan. We visited him a couple of months ago. Being from Southern Indiana, we thought NYC was going to be like an episode of Law & Order. During our visit, we went to many attractions. To our surprise, we found it to be a lot cleaner than we thought it would be, and the people were very respectable to strangers.
As congested as the roads are, our flatfenders would get around NYC just fine.
Assuming they don’t get stuck in traffic 🙂 …
Over the years I have been to Manhattan six times and each time I too have found plenty of kind and helpful people. My earliest visit was in 1983 at age 18. Based on my memory, I’d say at the time it was a grittier, dirtier city. For me Time Square embodies the difference.
In 1983 Times Square was just a super busy intersection at Broadway and 7th Avenue with several nude wrestling clubs among its highlights. I remember standing at the car-choked, noisy spot with Taxis zooming by me wondering what the big deal was. Of course, now it has been changed dramatically into a family-oriented space with a european-like venue and tables and chairs for lounging (certainly more of a tourist trap, too). Instead of paying to watch Candy wrestle, you can now buy candy from an M&M store!
I’ve enjoyed all my visits, though each time it takes me a day or two to get re-acclimated to using public transit. This time was the first time I’d spent extended time in Brooklyn and was surprised at the different pace and feel of the area. Most noticeable were the constant reminders of it’s healthy/organic/vegan/all-natural bent, particularly in the Park Slope area of the city.
I probably won’t get back into Manhattan on this trip, but I’m sure I’ll return at some point!