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And there's just so much to do. I'm on day 10 (out of 15) and there's still tons of stuff I want to do here. Mind you, the 10 days so far have been great - it already feels as if I've had a whole holiday - so having another 6 days left (I'm including today, since it's still the morning) is great. I was staying in a hotel with A. until yesterday and then moved across to stay with my good old friend Steve yesterday. It's worked out really well this way; at the beginning A & I could go out and explore at will, not having to worry about what time we got up or got home. We started off doing the classic tourist things, like going on a couple of tourist bus tours which was brilliant because in a short space of time we got a feel of what was where (and which way was north). Naturally we had to "do" the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island (actually the immigration museum at Ellis Island was dead interesting), and the view from the top of the Empire State Building was nice to because we went up on a perfect weather day. The vibe of the city is much nicer than I'd expected. I'd dated a New Yorker some years back and he was a selfish shit, and the reputation of New Yorkers is one of an aggressive people, but actually I've been surprised at how enjoyable and interesting they are. Although it's true that they don't say sorry when they push past you in the street and the subway (and for me as a Londoner to be saying it, it's quite something), overall they seem very friendly and cool. Yesterday Steve took me to a BBQ one of his friend's had organised and the 10 or so people there were all great. Apparently New Yorkers aren't representative of the rest of America, but I had a great time, and was much relieved to hear that none of them supported Bush. I have to say, given that everyone at the BBQ was straight, I was impressed at how liberal they all were - I'd be hard pushed to come up with a more liberal straight crowd back in London. But maybe that's just representative of Steve's friends than of the country - and there is a reason why Steve and I are such good friends: if he was a bible bashing anti-everyone Texan who was proud of the death penalty, then we wouldn't be friends… and liberal people usually have liberal friends, so I guess it's not so surprising that I liked his friends. Actually it's been very cool catching up with Steve. He was my neighbour for 3-4 months in 1997 in Japan. He lived in the room next to mine in a dorm in central Tokyo. There was a sink in the corridor between every other room, and so he was my sink-buddy as well as my neighbour, so we used to chat whilst shaving and used to hang out regularly. I've got the impression I was his first gay friend (actually, I should check that with him…), and he was my first straight American Jewish friend. It was very cool. And now, all these years later, I'm crashing at his place for a week. And it's great fun. New York in many ways doesn't seem new. From all the stories he and other friends have told me, and from the endless shots I've seen in films and TV series, it feels like an old friend - even though it is my first time here. Oh and the food is so much better than I was expecting. American food in London really isn't very nice, but here it's delicious. I surprised Steve's friends yesterday by saying that American "French toast" is delicious. And there seem to be places to eat on every street - it's phenomenal how many eateries they have here. Ironically I'm not getting to eat as many dishes as I'd like to. I love having multiple courses in a meal - and they've got so many tempting dishes on the menus - but the portions are just so big I only get to order one main (which I rarely finish), and no started and no desert. If only they didn't serve so much, I'd order deserts (which look amazing)… I've not had one once - perhaps one meal I'll just skip the starter and main course and head straight for the cheesecake (which has been recommended, but which I have yet to try!). The other day we went to Tao Restaurant (www.taorestaurant.com) which had a great atmosphere and nice food. The bars and clubs are cool too - and I've met plenty of friendly guys (actually I've met *loads* of friendly guys. People here are just so easy to talk to) and hooked up with friends too (including a gay friend from Japan who just happens to be here on holiday!). And I've still got 6 days left. Marvellous! Right, enough computer - back to the fun city! See ya when I get back x
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Oh, everyone was SO right. I love New York. I'm having such a fab time, I really should have come years ago.