Thought I'd take a well needed break and head North. So I braved the massive unpleasantness of modern air travel - not dissimilar to taking a bus from Cheltenham to Canterbury in the '80s - and checked into Midtown, New York. It was neat looking down on Broadway, in a Bladerunner kind of way.
Always liked the top of the Crown Building
Scary pulpit at St. Mary's
Imagine the force of armoured cavalry; the sheer kinetic energy alone would be hard to withstand.
Wandered about Central Park too, which didn't seem remotely as dodgy as it was in the olden days, but perhaps my point of view has changed.
So, after a few days of charging about the city I made my way back to Texas and Lonestarism, which I like. Still, I think there's a greatness to New York, if you can get past the armies of Brits shouting "Yah" on their cell phones as they stride down 5th Ave, and the dangerous number of skateboard and scooter riders. A right menace. All that to say nothing of the Pelosianites who seem to have taken over control of the North East, but more of that anon. Have a blessed feast of Christ the King tomorrow.
Cheers,
LSP
I can't imagine taking a bus to Canterbury in the '70s.
ReplyDeleteOf course, I took a bus through Port Authority Bus Terminal in NYC in the '70s ....
LSP, how awesome to see you change it up a bit and take some time to visit the city. I love your photos, I've never been to NY city and now can say that I've seen some of the sights. :-)
ReplyDeleteI am curious what religion TEC (if that's the right initials) is, I'll try to google it to find out.
So do you feel well rested? They, whomever "they" are, say a change is as good as a rest.
Have a fantastic and blessed Sunday.
Borepatch - I seem to recall the Port Authority being a little hairy back in the day.
ReplyDeleteThe Chelt/Cant journey wasn't dangerous, just uncomfortable, crowded and long - like flying these days...
Thanks Darlin. It was good to get a change of perspective - interesting place, NYC.
ReplyDeleteGod bless!
Had great fun exploring the 'net for more pictures and history of the Crown Building first - which of course took me via other links on a whistlestop virtual tour of New York.
ReplyDeleteNow I really want to visit. I'll have to see if I can bluff my company into paying for it though....
ASE - the Crown building's remarkable, and it's just one of many. Visit if you can!
ReplyDeleteThe 'flying off the handle' reminds me of story about a panicked stable hand who found a a horse in distress.
ReplyDeleteAs he was kneeling, and examining the horse's legs, the hand felt the presence of another person, and yelled for them not to stand there like a ^*D #%&* idiot, and to get buckets of hot water.
When the hand heard the telltale water sloshing, he looked-up to see the Queen rushing as fast as she could.
She is a devoted horsewoman, after-all
agh, come on! I lived a year in Kilburn and a year in Queens (10 years older and stodgier than I was in London, even) and labeling this post "London on steroids" is not accurate! I'd like to discuss piccadilly square and all its glowing and then things like guy fawkes day in the projects and boiler covers being blown off through mail slots!) London is a crazy place, man! I have significantly more crazy stories from there than I do NYC.
ReplyDelete(...and now you think I have major issues with cities and that I should leave you in peace, so okay, that's fair enough.)
:)
London has been known to spiral dangerously out of control...
ReplyDeleteGood old Kilburn. Never really been to Queens!
Have a blessed Good Friday.