Peter and Charlene arrived on 1st October after a great holiday through Italy. Peter is an enthusiastic rugby league follower having been to the last 46 rugby league grand finals. In addition he is a fanatical Manly supporter. The Rugby League Grand Final was between Manly and the New Zealand Warriors and it was on the night of arrival. There was no way we were going to miss out.
It would start at 2.30am on the Sunday morning after arrival. Through investigation we found The Australian Hotel on 38th West St. Phone calls indicated we should be there by midnight in order to get a close up of anyone of the 12 screens showing the game. It was to be a long night.
We had arrived back the day before from Ian Cooks funeral. On sitting down at the bar we found the Aussie sitting next to us was John Spicer, Ian's brother in law. Cookie's networking was still full on within a week of his passing.
Every 15 minutes the bar owner increased the volume of the music. Is it any wonder I'm deaf. Amber and Shelly, Peter's daughters, joined us for the game. Clearly the oldest person in the bar, a great evening, which finished with no hearing, many stories and a great win for Manly.
Sunday night saw us at New World Stages for Avenue Q a show with Sesame Street type puppets living out life in any big city. Raunchy and hilarious. Yes, raunchy puppets, definitely R rated. I will let your imagine run away with how it all worked. Very clever and a lot of fun. The evening finished with a Japanese diner in West 46th St, known as Restaurant Row.
Monday night we dined in one of New York's finest, Corton, on West Broadway in Tribeca. Leppardo, Charlene, Amber, Shelly, Rob, a long time friend of Peter's, Maureen and I enjoyed ourselves in one of New York's ten Michelin two star restaurants. Chef Liebrandt's pairing of shrimp and rabbit, rhubarb and beef, egg and octopus support the fact that he is a chef exploring new taste and textual sensations. This was a serious temple to modern food.
Tuesday our wonderful an expert tour director, Maureen, took Peter, Charlene, Amber and Shelly for a bike tour down the Hudson and around Battery Park and Battery City. The turning point was Jack's coffee place. One of the better coffee places in town.
After diner at the restaurant, Home, in Cornelia Street on Tuesday night we wandered all of 20 metres to the Cornelia Street Cafe theatre where Amanda Bassington won us over with a voice reminiscent of Norah Jones. There is no shortage of wonderful places to visit. We were fortunate to have spent this special time with Peter and Charlene.
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