The car from Geneva arrived in New York around 8, just in time to celebrate Neilson's birthday at the party at his mother's house.
After the party the traveling trio checked into their hotel, then apparently hit the hotel bar until after 1AM.
The next day started leisurely, snacking on concord grapes and pumpernickle raisin walnut bread at the hotel. Later, we checked out Sax briefly and then visited the newly renovated Morgan Library, where Mom (Trish) and I had the "Blue Plate Special" for lunch. (Hamburger, Cajun spiced french fries, coleslaw, apple cobbler--what meal could be better). Johnny and I also checked out the Mozart exhibit, where see manuscripts actually written in Mozart's hand!
After a rest back at the hotel, we heading to the Gershwin Theater to see Wicked. The show was great--I knew it was a reworking of the Wizard of Oz sympathetic to the Wicked Witch of the West, but I wasn't expecting the political commentary on the ways governments create enemies into to solidify their power. This analysis makes it sound a little like homework, but the show was also really fun and the performances were great. After the play, we headed to Joe Allen's for dinner, which I highly recommend if you need a low-key, non-touristy place in the theater district. Once again, GrandMary got to bed well after 1 AM.
On Sunday, GrandMary, Johnny and Mom made a pilgrimage to my apartment to socialize with Elvis and Audrey. We had a delicious brunch at the Cornelia Street Cafe, then headed off to a double feature of The Queen and Flags of Our Fathers. (We all loved The Queen, but there was some dissention on Flags.) After an irritating cab ride with a driver who seemed to have no understanding of Manhattan geography, it was time for a wonderful dinner at the Gotham, where we joined by Jody, Calvin, Eric and Neilson. We ate ourselves silly and this time GrandMary was only out until around midnight.
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It was a wonderful visit, looking forward to a sequel soon.
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