New York Week #2

There is a strange transition period when moving to a new city / country, where one feels like a local and a tourist at the same time. Things that have been achieved this week:

• [Local] Found an apartment to live in, in Midtown West. After much deliberation, Bec and I felt that convenience was key to our enjoyment here in New York.
• [Local] Walked around with no backpack and no map, meeting friends at the Sunburnt Cow (of course, it was an Aussie bar)
• [Local] Reading mags and books at the Barnes and Noble store at Union Square
• [Local] Eating at a dumpling place just down the road from home
• [Tourist] Waiting an hour in line to go up the Empire State Building and see the city skyline at sunset and at night. Well worth the trip, I'll have to sort out the photos
• [Tourist] Visiting Central Park and Metropolitan Museum of Art and taking pictures (and yes, I had the backpack and with me)
• [Tourist] Pulling out the DK New York Top Ten book in the middle of Soho to find out directions.
• [Tourist] Still in awe of the lights when I walk down Times Square at night.

I think once I start work things will tilt in favour of feeling like a local. But for the moment, it's all good!

By the way, I've posted some pictures from the Europe trip:

1. If you want to see a selection of Prague or Barcelona pics, they are linked.
2. If you can't be bothered with 30 odd pics, go to this Redbubble link for an even smaller selection.

The RedBubble link will have more pics that I think are half decent added on a random basis.