The next morning we were on the bus heading to New York! Hannah's dad, Chester was treating us to the Nutcracker! We relaxed on the four hour bus ride - what a treat to be driven! We arrived in the afternoon and after dropping our bags at Karen's house, we met up with Chester and Marianne. The ballet was simply fantastic. The dancers were great and the stage set was truly amazing! Personally, the music is what makes the Nutcracker so special for me!
We left the ballet and walked out in pouring rain. Running through the rain trying to catch a cab in New York has a definite movie feel to it! We had a impromtu pasta and (South African) red wine supper at their apartment which was a magical finish to the evening!
Chester took Hannah and me ice skating in Central Park at the Trump ice rink. Donald is a modest guy! Dianna and her friend, Lizzy joined us. Dianna is a good friend of ours from Cape Town who studied with Hannah and moved back to the US the week before. It was quite a change from the Grand West ice rink (the only ice rink in Cape Town which is located in a casino complex).
Chester took Hannah and me ice skating in Central Park at the Trump ice rink. Donald is a modest guy! Dianna and her friend, Lizzy joined us. Dianna is a good friend of ours from Cape Town who studied with Hannah and moved back to the US the week before. It was quite a change from the Grand West ice rink (the only ice rink in Cape Town which is located in a casino complex).
That night we had the NYC posse round for dinner. Dianna and Hannah baked sugar biscuits and made frosting (icing) so that everyone could put it on themselves. They were a hit! It was so great to see everyone again and to meet a few new people as well.
We awoke the next morning to sight of the 1 inch snowflakes! So we ran down like tourists (okay, I ran) to have a look. So there we were on the sidewalk, new yorkers walking past us oblivious and us trying to catch snowflakes (okay, me trying) in our mouth. That didn't last long...1 inch snowflakes come down pretty hard!
We awoke the next morning to sight of the 1 inch snowflakes! So we ran down like tourists (okay, I ran) to have a look. So there we were on the sidewalk, new yorkers walking past us oblivious and us trying to catch snowflakes (okay, me trying) in our mouth. That didn't last long...1 inch snowflakes come down pretty hard!
The other highlight of NYC was seeing Hayden who is a good school friend of mine. His girlfriend is working in NYC and he came over to spend 6 months visiting her. We met up at a thai restuarant in East village and had a great time catching up. After another five amazing days, it was time to leave for Greenbelt!
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