Met Garry at the apartment and got ourselves settled in. There had been a problem with the central heating in what was otherwise a great apartment. Thankfully the problem meant the heating had to be left on full which meant the apartment was quite nice and toasty - just had to leave a window open to stop it getting too hot, especially upstairs where the beds were:
The only real problem I had is the main reason I haven't written for a few days. Walking down stairs on the first morning there I slipped on the last few steps and somehow managed to land right on my left little finger. Don't seem to have broken anything, but it blew up like a balloon and bruised rather badly. I'm only now starting to be able to type again and it's still quite painful.
So, between me complaining about my hand and Garry complaining about the cold... Actually we've had a fairly good time I think, all things considered.
I liked New York, but really, I could take it or leave it. I didn't find it too big or busy for me. It's really a world unto itself in a surprisingly small space. As with any of the other places I've visited it, I think it would take a more significant amount of time to get to appreciate it.
I didn't end up doing all that much sightseeing. Between being damn tired, having my hand all puffed up and in pain, we ended up just having basic wander around in between Broadway shows :). We wound up seeing 3 - "A Little Night Music" which we planned before I left, "Promises, Promises" which starred Kristin Chenoweth and Sean Hayes, and "Next to Normal". All were great shows, but I have to admit I liked the last one best. It was as much drama as musical and particularly moving.
We managed to have a wander through Central park, ate hotdogs, went to the MOMA and Natural History Museum. Didn't get around to going up the Empire State Building or going out on the water for a closer look at the statue of Liberty.
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