New York

[desoto_hia873]

Some time ago, I mentioned that I might be going to Cuba with my father. Well, that didn't happen - which was a good thing, as it turned out, because then I would have been away when Linus collapsed and had to 'cross the Rainbow Bridge', as dog people seem to call it. ::is a bit mystified by that terminology:: And as hard as that was, Linus needed me here and I needed to be here for him.

If I squint, I can see a silver lining in there somewhere, I just know it.

Anyway, I'm still trying to come to terms with all of that - Linus, I mean, not Cuba - and sometimes I think it's OK and other times it seems like an unending struggle, and man I feel things way too much and wish to heavens that I could dial it down at least a little because I'm stuck at Spinal Tap's 11 and I'm also starting to talk like Xander.

Anyway #2, Jim and I have decided to take a week's no-kids-allowed holiday near the end of May. My first choice would be to go to Europe, but a week's not really long enough for that. I'd just have gotten over the jet lag by the time we'd have to leave to come home. So I was thinking of a destination along the U.S. eastern seabord and I've never been to New York. (See? The subject line is relevant to this post! Like Xander, I do get to my point eventually.)

I know shockingly little about New York - where to stay, what to do. Can someone give me a few pointers?

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[bookishwench.livejournal.com]

'cross the Rainbow Bridge'

I believe it's based on a three Kleenex poem involving a dog coming back to tell his owner he's happy.

As for NY... never been, but I'd do Broadway, the Met, and the Guggenheim, definately.

[desoto-hia873.livejournal.com]

phendog gave me the link to the poem.

::uncrosses eyes::

I wish Alan Tudyk was still in Spamalot - that'd be fun!

[agilesreader.livejournal.com]

My cat friends also sent me Rainbow bridge poems when Le Fay the cat died. I too am a little mystified by it.

"If I squint, I can see a silver lining in there somewhere, I just know it."

When le Fay was diagnosed with cancer she was given a short time to live. I was going to take her back to the vet one last time. She instead chose to die with me present on her own. People kept telling me that it was best possible outcome. I felt like you, if I squint I could kind of see it.

The death of an animal companion is a hard thing. I too felt like I was on an 11 on the spinal tap scale. All I can offer is a *hug*

[desoto-hia873.livejournal.com]

It's getting a little easier. The suddenness of it all was a good thing for Linus - he didn't suffer and got to be his usual bouncy self right up until the end. But it sure makes it hard on those left behind, though.

Thanks for the hug. :-)

[makd.livejournal.com]

Evening 1: Go to a Broadway or off-broadway show - and sometimes the off-broadway shows are better and cheaper than the broadway shows.

Day 2: Don't miss the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island; it's a full day of exploration, but very, very, worth it.

Evening 2: Explore Chinatown/Little Italy. Enjoy a fabulous meal.

Day 3: Spend a day at the Metropolitan Museum of Art; the closest to it in the USA is the Smithsonian, which is heavier on culture, less on art. Spend another day at the Museum of Natural History. You'll love the dinosaur fossils, the hall of human development, etc.

Evening 3: Walk over to Lincoln Center and enjoy the entertainment they've got for free; take in a meal at the Italian restaurant across the street from Lincoln Center (Forget the name, but the food is fantastic. It's right across the street from Lincoln Center, on the 7th avenue side.)

Day 4: Take a subway to Fort Tryon Park in the Bronx, and view The Cloisters. It's a breath-taking medieval museum, originally funded by JD Rockefeller - who collected All Things Medieval. Or.... if baseball season has started, head up to Yankee Stadium or out to Shea Stadium for a ball game.

Evening 4: RELAX.

Day 5: Shop along 5th Avenue or The Village or Soho.

Evening 5: Take a Hudson River Cruise -- but take it at night. Very romantic, very fun.

ANd, somewhere in there: save 3 hours for your LJ/BtVS/AtS pals. Announce in your LJ when you will have a few hours free, where you'll be and voila! The NYC contingent of your flist will see you in Manhattan!!

MWAH! (dinah shore kiss)

[desoto-hia873.livejournal.com]

Wow, you're a one woman tour guide! Thanks - I forwarded your suggestions to Jim.

Maybe I'll get to meet you in a few weeks. :-)

[phendog.livejournal.com]

"Rainbow Bridge" is from a poem. This one in fact, though honestly I always kinda hated it and it never made me feel any better. *bah*

*hugs* Anyway, it sucks that he crossed it at all.

As for New York, I know nothing, but wish you luck and fun! I'd love to go sometime myself. ;^)

[desoto-hia873.livejournal.com]

It does suck.

I read the poem. Er, have to say I like this quote by Will Rogers better:

"If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die, I want to go where they went."

:-)

[sunnyd-lite.livejournal.com]

I second makd's vote for the Cloisters! allow time just to wander around Manhattan (I've got a guide book) and I hear the walk across the Brooklyn Bridge (into Manhattan) is great at sunset!

[desoto-hia873.livejournal.com]

I looked up hotel prices online today and - ACK!

I really need to win a lottery.