Autumn in NYC without my Alfie – 3rd of 4 blogs: Met Museum, Upstate, Staten Island etc

On Friday, having taken Ellie out for her usual run in the park, collected the morning free newspapers on Broadway and had breakfast with Debbie while listening to Brian Lehrer on WNYC, Debbie and I went to Madison Square Park. [Read more…]

Autumn in NYC without my Alfie – 2nd of 4 blogs: Governor’s Island, Botanic Garden etc

It was time to return to one of my favourite places in NYC – Governor’s Island, luckily still open until October 31st. [Read more…]

Autumn in NYC without my Alfie – 1st of 4 blogs: “Bull”, the Morgan, Opal Apples etc

It felt strange to be back in New York for 2 weeks from 15 October to 1 November without my best mate Alfie.  [Read more…]

A night at the Opera (incl. Placido Domingo) & other varied musical experiences!

The anticipated highlight of my trip was the 50th anniversary celebration of the New York Metropolitan Opera and it didn’t disappoint! [Read more…]