Monday, July 12, 2004
NEW YORK/PHILLY LIFE
Biggest disappointment: I didn't get to do the "Rocky" run up the stairs.
Biggest realization: Manhattan is so fast-paced, I'm surprised people don't have more heart-attacks. People are always running to catch the subway or dodging between cars when they drive or filling their life with various activites that run well into the night. Case in point: We came home from a dinner party Friday night/Saturday morning at 1am. We then proceeded to meet up with some friends at 2am and stayed out until 3:15am. That's normal Manhattan life!
Best food:That had to come from Charice showing up "Philly's best ..." That included everything from cookies to cheese steaks to baby back ribs to hot wings to chocolate covered potato chips.
Strangest wedding: The ceremony started late at 7:45 pm! The place would not allow us to leave a certain room and did not provide water or snacks for anybody beforehand. Afterward, there was an open bar the entire time (including expensive drinks such as Remy Martin), an appetizer hour with more food than most dinners we're accustomed to (including salmon, carved meats, made-to-order pasta, quiche, bread and cheese, fruit), and then dinner (our choice of filet mignon, stuffed shrimp, salmon, lamb, etc.) This was followed by dessert, wedding cake, and a three-tier fruit plate. I was so full afterward, I felt like I was going to explode. Dinner was served at 10pm and we didn't leave until after 1am ... and we left early.
Most humbling experience: It's still a spiritual experience to see the WTC site, even though now it's all clean and construction has begun on the monument that will soon stand there.
Best food II: Although I still can't stand to see all the Yankees caps and jerseys everywhere, New Yorkers really do know how to make a good pizza.
Celebrity sighting: Cuba Gooding Jr. filming his upcoming movie "Shadowboxer" in Philadelphia.
Biggest disappointment: I didn't get to do the "Rocky" run up the stairs.
Biggest realization: Manhattan is so fast-paced, I'm surprised people don't have more heart-attacks. People are always running to catch the subway or dodging between cars when they drive or filling their life with various activites that run well into the night. Case in point: We came home from a dinner party Friday night/Saturday morning at 1am. We then proceeded to meet up with some friends at 2am and stayed out until 3:15am. That's normal Manhattan life!
Best food:That had to come from Charice showing up "Philly's best ..." That included everything from cookies to cheese steaks to baby back ribs to hot wings to chocolate covered potato chips.
Strangest wedding: The ceremony started late at 7:45 pm! The place would not allow us to leave a certain room and did not provide water or snacks for anybody beforehand. Afterward, there was an open bar the entire time (including expensive drinks such as Remy Martin), an appetizer hour with more food than most dinners we're accustomed to (including salmon, carved meats, made-to-order pasta, quiche, bread and cheese, fruit), and then dinner (our choice of filet mignon, stuffed shrimp, salmon, lamb, etc.) This was followed by dessert, wedding cake, and a three-tier fruit plate. I was so full afterward, I felt like I was going to explode. Dinner was served at 10pm and we didn't leave until after 1am ... and we left early.
Most humbling experience: It's still a spiritual experience to see the WTC site, even though now it's all clean and construction has begun on the monument that will soon stand there.
Best food II: Although I still can't stand to see all the Yankees caps and jerseys everywhere, New Yorkers really do know how to make a good pizza.
Celebrity sighting: Cuba Gooding Jr. filming his upcoming movie "Shadowboxer" in Philadelphia.
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