NYC Day 15 (Part 1) Westside Village, Strawberry Fields, & A Cat Fight Between Barb and A Gay Man

Ahhh… NYC… this is a continuation of our series on our New York trip that took place a year from now… ahh memories!

We made a detour in the morning and Matt picked up a used 700mm Macro Lens for his camera at the wild Jewish electronics megastore B&H. You have to go here just to check out their traditional dress- it is a spectacle! We ran some errands with Barb in the morning which took us to the swanky Upper Westside. When there we checked out a few high end thrift shops (great oxymoron) scattered amongst the luxury boutiques.

In one of these shops Barb tried on a ridiculous 5th Ave outfit that was beautiful but did nothing for her. When she returned it to the flamboyant (I’m talking wearing a feather boa with sunglasses on) clerk he demanded she hang the five piece outfit properly on the hanger. Barb just shoved into his hands and walked away as he shouted lisping sarcasm our way. We ran out of that place as fast as we could!

When we got out of there, we headed down Madison Ave until we found a nice French place with a patio called Nice Matin. Still remember the "House Smoked Trout Salad" which was one of the most creative tastes we tried the last year. Alissa had the "Roasted Eggplant Panino" probably the dud of the whole trip (guess the lunch menu doesn't change much see here)

After a nice lax patio lunch we headed to the famous Dakota, the place of John Lennon's death. The building is the oldest in the area looks so proper overlooking Central Park to check out Yoko Ono’s (and what used to be John Lennon’s pad) and the Strawberry Fields Memorial. The serenity of the memorial with old men strumming their tributes to Lennon was truly a memorable moment on this busy trip.

Before heading back to the apartment we went for a nice stroll through Central Park on this particularly hot spring day. We were thoroughly entertained by the strange couples rowing about in rented row boats. The we thought we would rent boats too- but not row boats, remote controlled boats. We played like little kids again until we almost got heat stroke and had to go home.