NYC


Waiting for our train in the subway station.

We are in New York City this weekend - soaking in the Christmas lights and decorations.
We are staying right in the heart of things - a few blocks off Times Square.
This afternoon we skated in the famed Rockefeller Center skating rink.
It's quite an iconic rink - right in front of 30 Rockefeller - where 30 Rock, SNL and many other shows are taped.
The cast of Saturday Night Live always skate there after the Christmas show - which might be this Saturday!

NYC is quite a shock to the system. We only had to drive a couple of blocks after emerging out of the Lincoln Tunnel - but I couldn't figure out why everyone was honking so much - it wasn't much different than driving in Delhi!

We walked about 20 minutes to get to the rink - it is amazingly disorienting seeing the mad riot of people and vehicles all rushing back and forth - a crazed kaleidoscope of color and noise … and smells - whoa, there is some rank smelling spots in this town!

Everyone seems late all the time, always rushing - and you get the sense there is a rage seething just under the surface, threatening to crack open.

Its obvious fairly quickly who the tourists are - we're the ones with our heads craned above us marveling at the concentration of high rises all around us.

Its an amazing city, but one that requires a lot of patience and a lot of money.

Tomorrow we see Santa at Macy's and then the Empire State building.

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