pick-a-bagel
we did another tour of new york city. dan rode the trainer for a few hours. solomon, dan and i caught the subway to brooklyn. a good portion of the ride was elevated, so i got a nice tour of queens. we went through a huge, old cemetery. it was pretty incredible, coming from the perspective of the relatively young seattle. driving to the subway we got into the real vibrant and active part of jamaica, queens. we've been staying in a more "reserved" neighborhood. it was all out there in jamaica center. we walked around brooklyn heights and enjoyed the views of manhattan. the neighborood of brooklyn heights is a cool neighborhood. i could live there for sure. walk or ride the brooklyn bridge to work in my office in manhattan. i could take it. we walked the brooklyn bridge and then stopped to rest at town hall. dan went shopping and solomon and i went in search of pick-a-bagel and central park. luckily for us, the bagel place was right next to the subway exit. we got some bagels with lox and people watched on the corner. some octogenarian lawyer was working the electorate as it exited the train ahead of his bid to be the democtratic candidate for district attorney. it made for good people watching. we hit central park next. what an amazing park. we sat next to a pond and discussed lead outs and other such important issues. eventually we went in search of a bathroom. couldn't find one but found a drinking fountain. i'll take it. saw sheep meadow. that's pretty awsome. the whole thing is rather surreal. such free and easy life in the middle of manhattan. could it really exist? still not able to find a bathroom, i found a secluded tree. public urination in central park. everybody should do it. solomon and i took the subway down to greenwich village to meet troy and dan for dinner. we wandered around looking for a killer indian restaurant that troy knew ten years ago. we didn't find it, so we went to a crappy mexican place. i didn't eat and solomon and troy paid a serious price. took the train back to jamaica and went home. got home at 1130.
