Sunday October 9th

Jo seems to be feeling better today so we indulge in some retail therapy courtesy of a boot shopping trip to Diesel – did I mention before that Jo has a foot fetish? Jo finds a great pair of boots for a bargain ($$$!) but in a fit of indecisiveness worthy of a Moffatt she doesn’t want to commit here and now. We head off through Central Park now on the way to the Guggenheim and discover that central park has a rather interesting looking Zoo (well, it has penguins and I love penguins!!). The Guggenheim on the other hand has no penguins at all … but what it does have is a queue all the way round the block to get in!! Looks like the Russia! exhibition has just opened and is proving rather popular then.

We are in agreement that we’ve had enough of queuing for now and in any case the length of the queue means that the inside is going to be packed and horrid, so we walk back towards the Rainbow Room (our evening destination) and I cunningly steer Jo back via Diesel where I convince her that the boots are a “must” purchase! Sexy boots afoot, a newly confident Jo strides down 5th Avenue where we enter the Rockefeller center for a drink in the Rainbow Room – 65 floors up!

Wow!!

What a location. Stunning views, beautiful Art Deco location, elegant and relaxed atmosphere … you’ll love it!! We toast the trip with a champagne cocktail or 3 and laugh when we both guess the same ludicrously high price that the bill (sorry, check) can’t possibly come to. The laughter increases when the check arrives and is exactly what we guessed!

Can’t quite recall if we walked back or hopped in a taxi, not that we were feeling merry or anything! Jo’s appetite returns with a vengeance so we get straight on the phone to Umi Sushi for a delivery and are forced to crack open a rather nice bottle of Sauvignon Blanc – after all it is Jo’s last night in NY. Entertainment is provided courtesy of a movie on demand – this time “Hide and Seek” with Robert De Niro … and rather good it is too.