{"id":8060,"date":"2019-12-02T05:23:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-02T05:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.linke.com.au\/TB\/?p=8060"},"modified":"2021-11-18T11:29:54","modified_gmt":"2021-11-18T01:29:54","slug":"day-18-so-so-sick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.linke.com.au\/TB\/2019-new-york\/day-18-so-so-sick\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 18: So so sick"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Mardi had a horrible night. This cold has really taken hold\nand knocked her around. We cancel our evening tour and decide to stay in. The\nstorm\/snow front from yesterday has worsened and snow is forecast for most of\nthe day. The temperature is around -5C. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Around lunch time I decide to head out to stretch my legs. The snow flurries are frequent and heavy and the streets are relatively quiet. I venture up to 59<sup>th<\/sup> and get a Christmas present for Mardi from Bergdorf Goodman. I then head across to Madison and pop into the Breitling boutique. &nbsp;I check out the new watches and chat to the staff. It\u2019s warm and cozy in the store. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/www.linke.com.au\/TB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Snow-along-5th-Avenue-1.mov\"><\/video><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I then walk back down Madison and across to 6<sup>th<\/sup>\nusing 47<sup>th<\/sup>.&nbsp; Commonly called\nDiamond Jewellery Way, 47<sup>th<\/sup> between 5<sup>th<\/sup> and 6<sup>th<\/sup>\nin lined with diamond and watch stores. So competitive is the quest for\nbusiness, sellers stand out of the front of their stores willing people inside,\nmuch like restaurants in Melbourne or night clubs in Kings Cross in Sydney. I\npeer in a few windows and get offered \u201cthe best diamonds at unbelievable\nprices\u201d four times. I pass on the offers and keep moving. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Arriving home, I check in on Mardi. She hasn\u2019t improved. I\nsit and thaw out for a while. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have some chores to run, some returns to Amazon, some\ngranola to buy, so I head out again. It is still snowing as I walk down 44<sup>th<\/sup>\ntowards Grand Central.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I stop in at the Algonquin Hotel. It\u2019s on 44<sup>th<\/sup>\nbetween 6<sup>th<\/sup> and 5<sup>th<\/sup>. &nbsp;I want to see if a Hamlet is there. Hamlet is\nthe resident cat. He\u2019s there, sound asleep in the warmth of the front window.\nIf you tip the door staff they\u2019ll let you pat him if he\u2019s awake. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I cross 5<sup>th<\/sup>, Madison and Lexington as I navigate around a Grand Central. I then head up Lexington to 43<sup>rd<\/sup> and find the UPS store. It\u2019s tucked away so not easy to find, but I eventually find it. I organise the returns, then into the market place at Grand Central. I pick up some granola, a couple of treats and then head back home. &nbsp;I walk around the back of Grand Central down 45<sup>th<\/sup>.  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