Day 16: Apple of my eye
We are scheduled to see Dr Nissen again today. Its been a week since my retina detached. Today we will see how it is holding. I’ve noticed a definite degradation...
Day 15: Circling Columbus
After some fantastic weather some showers roll through Manhattan today. We take the subway to the time Warner Centre at Columbus Circle and spend the day in doors. We wander...
Day 14: Other parks
We head out for lunch in the early afternoon and go to the Bryant Street Grill. It is a restaurant located at the rear of the library, which backs onto...
Day 13: Doing nothing
We stay pretty local again today and explore our local area. We have a quiet morning in: Mardi does her nails and I keep looking at my photos over the...
Day 12: Central Park
We head back to Central Park today. The weather is really being kind to us, so we enjoy it in the park. We spend much of the time up in...
Day 11: Struggling
We stay pretty local today and walk up and down 5th Avenue. We start with Brunch at a little café on 45th. Mardi has eggs benedict and I have a breakfast...
Day 10: High Line
We spent a little bit of time this morning working out the things I could do while looking down. We thought, what about the High Line? You are elevated and there is...
Day 09: Detached 4 – Recovery
Today we learn how successful the surgery was. We make the trip to Dr Nissen‘s rooms. A trip we are becoming very familiar with. We say hello to the staff,...
Day 08: Detached 3 – Surgery
Surgery day is here. We travel to the Presbyterian Hospital. Its on 69th and 1st Avenue. My surgery is scheduled for later in the morning. We do the obligatory administration first. There...
Day 07: Detached 2 – In the dark
Eventually sunlight evaporates the ink of pre-dawn as I lie awake. I don’t think I slept at all. We shower and dress and catch the 1 train to our destination....
Day 06: Detached 1 – In shock
The world changed for me today. We started out by wanting to explore a different part of town, so we walked across to 8th and 9th Avenues and started exploring along the...
Day 05: Woodbury
We catch the bus early and enjoy a relaxing drive to Woodbury Common. He trip takes around an hour. We enjoy day of shopping at bargain prices, before heading home. The...
Day 04: The village
We spend a day walking around Greenwich Village today. We explore the area, wandering long avenues and criss-crossing streets, stopping in at sights. We locate the first ever electrical light...
Day 03: Financial centre of the universe
We are keen to get downtown a bit and explore the financial district, World Trade Centre area and the winding and confusing streets of old Manhattan. We head downtown from...
Day 02: A movie museum
Another fine day greets us as we wader through Times Square on route to Brooklyn. Today we are heading to the Museum of the Moving Image. We catch the E...
Day 01: A walk in the park
The sun was shining and the breeze was light so we decided to spend a day in the park. It is really a space you never tire of. Now on...
Day 00: A chance to get away
Wow, what a year. People often say they sometimes live on a roller coaster of a ride for their life. Well, ordinarily I’d say, not me. Life is reasonable calm,...