New York #2

August 29th
Everybody is up by 10AM. I call Scotty and José to tell them were coming into the city.
We shower, get dressed, stop by the supermarket to get some pastries for breakfast, and catch the 11:27AM train to Grand Central.

We march to Scotty and José's place and they take us to The Park (118 10th Ave.).
Sara has the burger, Alex has the salmon, and I get the grilled vegetable sandwich. The french fries are excellent, as is the rest of the food.

After lunch, Scotty and José take us for a walk around Chelsea. We look at all kinds of expensive restaurants (Spice Market, Buddakan, etc.) and go to the Chelsea market to look at cupcakes among other things.

Then we split into two groups. Team A consists of Sara and Scotty. Team B consists of Alex, José, and Fritzi.
Team A goes shopping for a Homecoming dress.
Team B goes back to the apartment to put our feet up and watch the news. John McCain announces his running mate and it's all over the news.

We re-group at about 9PM and go to Hill Country for some Texan BBQ and the Harlem Blues Project. We eat (a lot!), we listen to the music, and we dance the two-step.
Lots of fun. The place is almost empty by the time the music starts and we are almost the last ones to leave at 11:45.

We take a taxi to Grand Central and check out the whispering arches (one person stands in one corner, the other person in the other corner and if you talk into the wall the other person can hear it loud and clear even though they are standing far away.

Sara, Alex, and Fritzi catch the train at 12:22 out of Grand Central.
We are in bed at about 2AM.