tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5734266766203380275.post6351215779261439724..comments2023-07-05T11:01:35.281+01:00Comments on Against Her Better Judgment: In which I spend some time in New YorkBlondehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04135846185772109032noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5734266766203380275.post-62466503173775058182011-03-24T21:47:43.618+00:002011-03-24T21:47:43.618+00:00Oh lovely. You had a wonderful time. This is a lov...Oh lovely. You had a wonderful time. This is a lovely post - makes me understand it more than a "top travel tips" type post. Cute er dog too. <br /><br />I'm working on L I promise :) <br /><br />Sasha xxSasha @ The Happiness Project Londonhttp://thehappinessprojectlondon.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5734266766203380275.post-88176841192714082402011-03-22T00:27:14.396+00:002011-03-22T00:27:14.396+00:00Red: Boo to jobs and bills and not being in NY! (A...Red: Boo to jobs and bills and not being in NY! (Although a house in the Lakes does have its own charms.)<br /><br />Jman: You might be right. Although the chance to find out wouldn't be one at which I'd turn up my nose.<br /><br />Bren: A very wise idea, my friend. DEEPLY jealous of that trip - sounds amazing.<br /><br />HC: Really?! Huh. Maybe it's just London that's backwards...<br /><br />NC: Will drop you a note. x<br /><br />TPS: It, and 'Burgh: most definitely.Blondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04135846185772109032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5734266766203380275.post-1829149423067985222011-03-21T18:10:55.579+00:002011-03-21T18:10:55.579+00:00Red, Have you not been to the modern day parthenon...Red, Have you not been to the modern day parthenon that is the Paradise Forum? Amongst its numerous laurels it counts a resplendant Nando's/McDonald's/Wetherspoons combo. Who needs New York....<br /><br />(So, you mentioned you had a spare apartment....)HCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5734266766203380275.post-11036497315962098342011-03-21T17:13:55.292+00:002011-03-21T17:13:55.292+00:00This blog post is reminding me I need to book my f...This blog post is reminding me I need to book my flights for July, NYC and DC here I come!<br /><br />And since when is Brum the developed world? I mean, I know we have more canals than Paris and more trees than Venice, but ... ? Although the smell of cocoa in the morning is v. civilised.Redbookishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5734266766203380275.post-39188460040547703472011-03-21T12:22:44.034+00:002011-03-21T12:22:44.034+00:00I will always assert that NY is the greatest city ...I will always assert that NY is the greatest city on earth (disclaimer - of the cities I have visited!).<br /><br />In fact, I suspect a trip back there later in the year is on the cards. I have fond memories of Shea Stadium, hidden bars and stepping into a very deep puddle one night.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5734266766203380275.post-55322586589918592032011-03-21T10:40:00.535+00:002011-03-21T10:40:00.535+00:00Yay! Your post made my really look forward to my t...Yay! Your post made my really look forward to my trip over there. Any tips on where to stay, what to do, etc would be appreciated.nuttycowhttp://www.parlezvousmoo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5734266766203380275.post-16954792695271915552011-03-21T08:59:13.566+00:002011-03-21T08:59:13.566+00:00We in the Developed World (Birmingham) also have P...We in the Developed World (Birmingham) also have PINs to get into the loos and fobs galore. This isn't because we're especially forward thinking though, it's because where I work is more like Shawshank.HCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5734266766203380275.post-22185517315935649492011-03-20T20:39:51.561+00:002011-03-20T20:39:51.561+00:00Love NY, worked there four years. Will be revisiti...Love NY, worked there four years. Will be revisiting the place later this year, but we need to get our West Coast marathon done before we do the East Coast leg.Brennighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10553332352189636358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5734266766203380275.post-89163747168793142752011-03-20T17:36:31.339+00:002011-03-20T17:36:31.339+00:00Major office buildings in London are no less secur...Major office buildings in London are no less security conscious than those in NYC; in fact the ones I have experienced in London have sometimes felt like I was in some high security lab or on a space ship going through pods and the like.<br /><br />It also never ceases to amaze me how anyone who can count can get lost in NYC. About the only thing you have to remember is to make certain if the address is east or west such and such street.<br /><br />And while NYC is not without its considerable charms and in terms of energy makes London look positively sleepy, I wonder whether after a while your inner Home County girl would ultimately decide it wasn't your cup of tea.jmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5734266766203380275.post-63693516458989994672011-03-20T15:43:17.288+00:002011-03-20T15:43:17.288+00:00Oh, Blonde, I have a rather time-consuming job her...Oh, Blonde, I have a rather time-consuming job here in the vicinity of Cadburyland unfortunately, and a house near the Lake District, so lots of pulls in different directions.<br /><br />I wish those scientists would hurry up and invent the teleporter.Redbookishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5734266766203380275.post-505970438986600572011-03-20T14:14:40.499+00:002011-03-20T14:14:40.499+00:00PDEWYMO: I know what you mean - not massively intu...PDEWYMO: I know what you mean - not massively intuitive. As new boss and I found out when we were aiming for a bar and ended up outside a laundromat.<br /><br />Red: You have a room there and you're not there ALL THE TIME?! You've far more willpower than I.Blondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04135846185772109032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5734266766203380275.post-36039876327696494152011-03-20T13:03:11.315+00:002011-03-20T13:03:11.315+00:00I have a room in an apartment in NY at my disposal...I have a room in an apartment in NY at my disposal on Central Park West, and I'm there at least three times a year for a few weeks. Every time I'm there I contemplate a complete move, unless I'm there in a heat wave in August.<br /><br />But you're right, the coffee is awful. I remember my first time in the US in SF, looking forward to American coffee. Boy, was I disappointed. OTOH, the pancakes with syrup and bacon ... mmmRedbookishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5734266766203380275.post-43097286835908437512011-03-20T13:01:14.041+00:002011-03-20T13:01:14.041+00:00New York's streets were a mystery to me. Block...New York's streets were a mystery to me. Blocks, "46th and 57th and Park" or such like = not an address my mind can work with.Please Don't Eat With Your Mouth Openhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09246896544080806179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5734266766203380275.post-70769395905415042672011-03-20T12:52:49.038+00:002011-03-20T12:52:49.038+00:00Helen: I know precisely what you mean.
LLG: I do....Helen: I know precisely what you mean.<br /><br />LLG: I do. I really do. There's a little voice on my shoulder whispering the words "permanent" and "transfer"... xBlondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04135846185772109032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5734266766203380275.post-421444484917287332011-03-20T12:49:33.628+00:002011-03-20T12:49:33.628+00:00Now you know why I went for three weeks - and stay...Now you know why I went for three weeks - and stayed four years. LLGxxLiberty London Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10490236712607497356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5734266766203380275.post-49178578079907366812011-03-20T12:43:17.290+00:002011-03-20T12:43:17.290+00:00I adore New York. Utterly. It makes my heart ache ...I adore New York. Utterly. It makes my heart ache that I'm not there.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15187405625806124612noreply@blogger.com