Exchange 2005!

The Big Apple

Lionel and I went to Broadway to watch The Phantom of the Opera last night. It was brilliant, and I think we both loved it. Or at least I did. The music was great, and the sets were really atas. I think we are resigned to spending a lot of time (and money) watching musicals this academic year.

Lionel is living on 3rd Street, while I'm living on 110th Street; downtown and uptown Manhattan respectively (about 40 - 50 minutes apart). If anyone is planning to visit, I think we will both be happy to accommodate you, though because Lionel lives in a room within an apartment, his place will definitely be more comfortable than the closet I live in. Not to mention he is paying twice the rent I pay. I will be happy to take people around though; have more or less figured my way around most of NYC, though I haven't quite explored beyond Manhattan into Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx, etc yet.

There's much to see in NY, including the museum mile, with the Metropolitan, MOMA, Guggenheim and American Museum of Natural History all within a neighbourhood. There's also Central Park, Chinatown (two of them, one in Manhattan and one more in Queens), Little Italy, Lincoln Centre, Soho, Union Square, Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building, Broadway musicals, etc if anyone is remotely interested.

So if anyone is planning to drop by NY, do drop Lionel and I a note. We will try to make your trip as pleasant and cheap as possible. Unless of course, you are Michael Tang or Lamesh.

posted by A @ 1:11 PM