We came, we saw, we drank

[pbray]

Yesterday I woke up at 4AM, met Tom at the bus station, then took the 6AM bus down to NYC. After arriving we scooted over to TKTS and scored half-price tickets to a matinee of THE THIRTY-NINE STEPS, a comedy based on the Alfred Hitchcock film. Walked down to Greenwich village, wandered around, had lunch at the Cornelia Street Cafe, then decided it was too hot for walking, so took the subway up to Broadway.

The play was fun, I can see why it was nominated for a Tony. There were many great moments, but the stick figure chase across the highlands, including a ride on Nessie, was one of my favorites.

After the play we walked up Fifth Ave to Central Park, strolled around and then decided we'd earned our dinner at St. Andrews. We started off with single-malts, had nice dinners (note to self--too much food, do not order both appetizer and entree), and then finished off with scotch for dessert. Tom had the Aberlour 10 (Speyside) and Balblair 16 (Highlands). I had the Glenmorangie 15 (Highlands) and the Talisker 12 (Island), and naturally we sampled each other's selections. With over 200 single malts on the menu, it will take us many more visits to work through the list, but we've steeled ourselves to the task.

Then it was time to catch the bus back. There was a mechanical malfunction that required us to change buses at Monticello, which meant about a half hour delay, so I didn't make it home until 1AM.

Tom's on vacation this week, but alas I am not. A bit tired today, and I'll be crashing early tonight.

That is after I meet libwitch for beers at the Ale House.....

P.S. This visit is notable in that I did not set foot in a single bookstore. I think this may be a first for me in NYC. But last time I was here I bought hardcover textboooks and then lugged them around for the rest of the day, so perhaps it was for the best.

Comments

[ramblin-phyl.livejournal.com]

Glenmorangie and Talisker are top of my list of all the single malts I've tasted. Nothing beats Lagavulen though.

Sheep Dip is not as bad as it sounds.

Are you in withdrawl from no book stores?

[pbray.livejournal.com]

Agree with you on both the Glenmorangie and Talisker. I'd had Talisker before, courtesy of elaine_brennan but this was the first time I'd tried Glenmorangie.

My to-be-read stack is taller than I am, and I've got the dealers room at Worldcon in Denver to look forward to in a couple of weeks, so fortunately not in withdrawal. But it's a near thing.