Rupert Everett!!!!!

So we are off to see Rupert Everett and Angela Lansbury in Blithe Spirit this evening on Broadway! I meant to see Blithe Spirit (never having done so before) when it was in London recently, but didn't get round to it (so if there's one new year's resolution I really ought to have it is to actually book up for things I want to go and see (ummm, Tim Minchin anyone?)), so am particularly pleased to be seeing it here. Hopefully there will be no last minute understudy action. Also pleased because the proper price of the tickets would be over $500. We are not even paying a quarter of that. Happy days!

Spent the day going to see Ellis Island (and the Statue of Liberty from the boat; I am not sure it bears more than that), and looking around the South Street Seaport Museum. I am a sucker for a nautical museum these days. We then got the tour bus (hop on hop off thingy) to do the Harlem section of it, which also took in masses of Central Park as well.

The weather has been largely sucky since we have been here, but today has been lovely; not too hot, and not too cold. And pretty bright sunlight. Nice.

Tomorrow is Central Park (the inside) and a tour of Grand Central Station. Am looking forward. Although it seemed as though we had ages here, and it is going disconcertingly fast...

But so far, it has been a lovely day, and a great way to spend a 40th. Am recommending New York for all birthday people (although, when asked for my top tips, I would make some comment on how to work the Metro system rather than recommending tourist sights. That would be more practically useful).  ¶ 9:54 PM