Isobel gets a haircut by Hannah of Bumble and Bumble
A Central Park Marathon, Les Paul at the Iridium Club and an Empire State Sunset, New York, US - 25th March 2007
We make full use of Nosher's last couple of months' membership of Virgin Atlantic's Flying Club Gold as we book an economy flight to New York, but still get full access to the famous lounge. This, naturally, involves getting there at least three hours before the flight and gives the chance for a pre-flight haircut, a shoe-shine, food and free champagne. Once we arrive in New York, the first whole day starts with a walk from the Marriott Upper East Side (which is also courtesy of cashed-in acculmulated reward points) across a few blocks to the north-east end of Central Park, near the Onassis resevoir, where we immediately happen upon a marathon run. We follow the runners around, whilst constantly on the scope for some suitable morning food, like a hot-dog or a pretzel or something, whilst we get a bit of a look at Central Park. That evening, we head out to the Iridium Club on Broadway to see Les Paul, the inventor of the solid-body electric guitar, do his amazing thing at the age of 92 - this time Nosher is armed with a proper camera instead of a borrowed camera-phone, as the venue unusually allows photography. The next day, after a trip around Liberty Island, we head up to the top of the Empire State building and finally catch the actual sunset. After that, we wander west to a pizza place recommended by the concierge of a Marriott near Times Square.
next album: Persian Day Parade, Upper East Side and Midtown, New York, US - 25th March 2007
previous album: The Derelict Salam Newsagents, Perne Road, Cambridge - 18th March 2007
Watching planes in the coolest haircut location ever
The 60s/70s/post-modern Virgin Upper Class Lounge
The Virgin Lounge bar
View of planes from the lounge 'roof-top garden'
An American Airlines 777 heavy taxis to the gate
Funky funiture in the Virgin lounge
Isobel chooses some food from the menu
Nosher: the boy in the bubble
In New York: decorated building on 3rd Avenue
Isobel pauses to wait for the ever-photographing Nosher
Mayoral memorial
Looking over the Onassis resevoir to Central Park West
Joggers in Central Park
The Central Park half/full marathon
Some musical dudes entertain the runners
The Gatorade promotional drink stop
Isobel stops to chat to a dog
A cyclist is a bit out of place
Trees in Central Park
No shit, Sherlock
Supporters hold up signs of encouragement
Spot the dog: a rat-on-a-rope in a handbag
A mountain lion is poised to leap on a passing runner
The Alice in Wonderland statue
A big pond
Running over a crosswalk
Runner 4021 gives a smile
A dried-out fountain
The end of the run
Runners wrap themselves in plastic bags
A million 'space blankets'
Men in kilts hand out balloons on Columbus Circle
A bagel bar just south of Columbus Circle
The pizza guy flings his dough around
A small dog with perky ears looks pitiful
Les Paul's double-bass player
Les Paul plays guitar
Les Paul in action
Les Paul and his piano player
The piano guy
Les Paul tells one of his anecdotes
The guitar guy
Les Paul looks a bit sad
A taxi in Times Square
A street tobacconist
The police are out doing horse-based PR
A view from the cab on 2nd Avenue
Looking North East from the top of Empire State
The Hudson River and the Met Life building
The Chrysler Building
Looking down on the hundreds of taxis
The tower on top of the Empire State
Tourists look out over Manhattan
Isobel looks at the view
Looking south
The MetLife and Chrysler buildings
The East River
Looking towards New Jersey
Macy's Department Store
The Chrysler Building lights up
Manhattan in the evening light
Manhattan in the sunset
Cool tiled toilet in the Empire State
The Empire State's lobby
Our evening dinner location - a pizza restaurant
We have left-over pizza to take away
Isobel says hello to a police horse
Times Square
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Isobel gets a haircut by Hannah of Bumble and Bumble
Isobel gets a haircut by Hannah of Bumble and Bumble
Watching planes in the coolest haircut location ever
The 60s/70s/post-modern Virgin Upper Class Lounge
The Virgin Lounge bar
View of planes from the lounge 'roof-top garden'
An American Airlines 777 heavy taxis to the gate
Funky funiture in the Virgin lounge
Isobel chooses some food from the menu
Nosher: the boy in the bubble
In New York: decorated building on 3rd Avenue
Isobel pauses to wait for the ever-photographing Nosher
Mayoral memorial
Looking over the Onassis resevoir to Central Park West
Joggers in Central Park
The Central Park half/full marathon
Some musical dudes entertain the runners
The Gatorade promotional drink stop
Isobel stops to chat to a dog
A cyclist is a bit out of place
Trees in Central Park
No shit, Sherlock
Supporters hold up signs of encouragement
Spot the dog: a rat-on-a-rope in a handbag
A mountain lion is poised to leap on a passing runner
The Alice in Wonderland statue
A big pond
Running over a crosswalk
Runner 4021 gives a smile
A dried-out fountain
The end of the run
Runners wrap themselves in plastic bags
A million 'space blankets'
Men in kilts hand out balloons on Columbus Circle
A bagel bar just south of Columbus Circle
The pizza guy flings his dough around
A small dog with perky ears looks pitiful
Les Paul's double-bass player
Les Paul plays guitar
Les Paul in action
Les Paul and his piano player
The piano guy
Les Paul tells one of his anecdotes
The guitar guy
Les Paul looks a bit sad
A taxi in Times Square
A street tobacconist
The police are out doing horse-based PR
A view from the cab on 2nd Avenue
Looking North East from the top of Empire State
The Hudson River and the Met Life building
The Chrysler Building
Looking down on the hundreds of taxis
The tower on top of the Empire State
Tourists look out over Manhattan
Isobel looks at the view
Looking south
The MetLife and Chrysler buildings
The East River
Looking towards New Jersey
Macy's Department Store
The Chrysler Building lights up
Manhattan in the evening light
Manhattan in the sunset
Cool tiled toilet in the Empire State
The Empire State's lobby
Our evening dinner location - a pizza restaurant
We have left-over pizza to take away
Isobel says hello to a police horse
Times Square