{"id":8051,"date":"2019-11-28T05:09:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-28T05:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.linke.com.au\/TB\/?p=8051"},"modified":"2021-11-18T11:29:54","modified_gmt":"2021-11-18T01:29:54","slug":"day-14-thanksgiving-and-the-sniffles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.linke.com.au\/TB\/2019-new-york\/day-14-thanksgiving-and-the-sniffles\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 14: Thanksgiving and the sniffles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Thanksgiving in the USA and NYC certainly joins the celebration. The Macy\u2019s thanksgiving day parade is broadcast live, much like a footy final. I watch some of the parade on TV and then venture downstairs and up 44th<\/sup> St 50 metres and watch it live. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The air is cool and the sun is shining. As I walk up 44th<\/sup>\nSt, normally a relatively quiet street, the sidewalk becomes choked with\npeople. The street is closed so I walk on the road. About 20 metres from the\ncorner I stop. There is no way through the dense crowd. Families, locals,\ntourists, police, media, you name it, people are here watching the parade. Balloons\nand marching bands pass along 44th<\/sup> st on their way to 34th<\/sup>\nand Macy\u2019s. Their journey beginning around 81st<\/sup> St. The 50 block\nparade taking around and hour to traverse its length. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The mood is ebullient, people are wishing each other a Happy Thanksgiving. It\u2019s a holiday that unites everyone with no ties to any one cause or religion. It is really a wholesome happy and unifying day. I enjoy mingling with the crowd, chatting to people and scoring a free Sesame Street hat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I wander back to tithe hotel and Mardi and I head out to\nlunch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We head downtown to Wall St and venture 70 floors up to\nManhatta for a special Thanksgiving lunch. We enjoy beets, turkey, lobster,\npecan and apple pie. After lunch we wander around the deserted financial\ndistrict, before heading home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We both enjoy an afternoon nap on the couch, a combination of cold weather, cocktails, good food and a busy trip catching up on us. Mardi is also feeling a little unwell, so we take it easy. Dinner is takeaway Pizza and a quiet night of TV. <\/p>\n\n\n\n