New York State of Mind
Who would have thought that I'd enjoy it so much and want to go back so badly? Ah, let me explain. Family and I went to NYC this weekend (Friday to Sunday). I was glad to come home, but I want to go back.
Please - don't get me wrong. Home is fine, home is great. The Merrimack Valley area has lots to offer, and beyond that, there's Boston and what a fine city it is. I'm glad to live here. I don't want to live in New York, but I want to go back soon.
It's a kind of place, for me anyway, that takes so much time to absorb and enjoy.
New York is BIG.
Not just big in acreage, population, and number of taxis, NY is enormous in concept.
Entertainment - how many novels, movies, television shows or plays were set and/or filmed in this city? So many. Songs inspired by this place? You get the idea.
Finance - I walked on Wall Street. No, I'm not a closet financier or day trader. But man, Wall Street!
Advertising - I didn't get to Madison Avenue, but still --
Publishing - No one was as interested as I, but still, for me it was cool to walk right by McGraw Hill.
Museums - Now, Boston has some super museums. I've been to the MFA a few times, and of course the Science Museum in Cambridge is always a good visit. Didn't get to ANY museums in NY, save the 9/11 Tribute Center (more on that later). But if I had been to the Morgan, I could have seen Charles Dicken's original manuscript for A Christmas Carol. Imagine that!
Obviously I could go on and on, but I don't have a NY size blog.
