Today has been a great day. José made a wonderful breakfast this morning. I had plenty of time to dawdle and pack and finish The Times crossword puzzle. No rush to get to the airport, and still got there with time to spare. Easy check in.
Here's a new hassle for you... AFTER getting thru security - metal detectors, x-rays, and barefoot - while standing IN LINE to board the
plane, TSA starts randomly choosing people to pat down and frisk. What do they possibly think we could have on our person that we didn't already have when we went thru the scanners? C'mon now.
The flight was nice and short, and the shuttle was waiting for me. Checked in at The Good Hotel (www.thegoodhotel.com) - nice room. Just my luck that there's an REI only 10 minutes walk from here. Out the door I went, and walk back in my comfy new sandals. Score. Quick pit
stop back at the hotel, then off to dinner.
I had no actual plans, so I started walking in the general direction of Union Square. Turns out, that's also a ten minute walk, albeit in the opposite direction of REI. Wander, wander, getting really hungry, wander... Tad's Steakhouse. Yum. Fabulous meal, followed by a walk back to the hotel.
At a fork in the path, I took the long way. There's a beautiful fountain in the United Nations Plaza. And a fantastic sculpture in
front of the Asian Art Museum. And from the distance of about a block away, City Hall looked a lot like the Capitol bldg in Austin. Maybe it's just the dome.
I'm ready to veg out and do absolutely nothing. That's a treat in itself.
Tomorrow, ALC, Day 0: Orientaton.
G'night.
Ami
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