NYC 2007.03.08

The next day we got up late and stopped at a Starbucks for Lattes and Muffins. Decadent. Then we went to several art galleries. We at lunch at Via Quandronno and had some outstanding sandwiches. Great!

Then we went to the Met to see two shows - one centered on Barcelona, the other on Tiffany Glass. Both were great. That is a wonderful museum.

We also visited the Frick to see a show by George Stubbs . Great stuff. You would recognise some of Stubb's paintings.

Then we went back the hotel, and got ready for dinner at the db Bistro Moderne. And what a treat THAT was! we started with a fancy Cheese Toast - more like a big piece of flatbread with cheese melted on top and some Duck Pate. (We accompanied the meal with a bottle of Burgundy wine) For our main course I had Coq au Vin and Doreen had a Lamb Chop. We ordered some French Fries and Brussels Sprouts to go with the meal. Doreen's came with Viennese Potatoes. We finished off the meal with a Banana Tart.

The next day for lunch we met up with Doreen's buddy Bruce Norris. and here. It is always fun to talk to Bruce. His life is so much different from ours. And the great thing is that he enjoys it so much. Maybe he enjoys seeing us (Corporate sellout and non-profit do gooder?) as a change from his normal routine as well. We ate at Kelly and Ping with him. It is a noodle house in Chelsea. No, it may be in Greenwich Village. I don't really know.

We went to some more shops and galleries, and then back to the hotel. That night, as we had theater tickets, we ate at the London Bar which is in the hotel. We shared the Onion Velutte Soup with Duck, a Salad Frisse, Corn Rissoto, Fois Gras Terrine, and some Pork Belly. We had a bottle of Greuner Veltliner to go with it

The show we saw that night was Spring Awaking. This is a show about kids coming of age. But the age in this case was Germany in the 1890s. And it was a Rock musical.

Then we went back to the hotel.