My day in Manhattan

OK, so I’m a tourist. Here’s what I did yesterday:

• Arrived at Penn Station and walked to my hotel, which is on 6th Avenue. Streets and Trips says the most direct route is 1.6 mi, but I took the scenic route– past B&H Photo (totally by accident), then back up 34th St to 6th and up 6th. Great walk.
• Checked in to the hotel and whipped through my inboxes. That took an hour or so.
• Caught a cab to the SoHo Apple Store, where I was sorely tempted by a wide variety of goodies. The place was packed! However, a dual-G4 (or even an iMac G5) is too big to carry back on the plane, so none for me.
• Had a slice of pepperoni pizza from a little hole-in-the-wall pizzeria on Prince St and ate it while walking through SoHo. Theboys are each getting a cheap NY tourist T-shirt (some of which were not exactly age appropriate).
• Took a cab to the World Trade Center site. Very moving, powerful yet sad. I spent a while there just looking, then moved around to take some pictures that I’ll post after I get home.
• Took the subway back to the station at 57th and 7th, then walked to the hotel, where I found a mention of Harley-Davidson of New York. Off I went! They don’t seem to actually sell or fix motorcycles; instead, they sell overpriced crap ($60 for a long-sleeved T-shirt) to tourists. I escaped with a $20 T-shirt; it was on sale.
• On the way to the Harley dealer, I found Kate’s Paperie, where I got Arlene a little something. Then it was back to the hotel.

After all that touring, I was too tired to do anything else, so I had a room service burger, ate for a while, and hit the bed early. This morning, I got up at 6, went down to the hotel gym, and am now headed for a delicious hotel breakfast. Happy St. Patrick’s Day!