NEW YORK

We had done most of the touristy things that the ladies wanted to see and they were keen to go shopping. I know we had already done a bit here and there but they just wanted to shop for the day and have a look at all the posh places on 5th Avenue. They don’t have Boxing Day here (we got that from the Poms) but they still have after Christmas sales so the shops were kind of busy. It didn’t deter us (well it didn’t deter them). We went to shops like FAO Schwarz, Tiffany’s (Mum wanted to know why you couldn’t see the prices and I told her they probably think that if you have to ask how much something is, then you can’t afford to shop there), Macys, Bloomingdales and Sax just to mention a few. We have had some glorious weather with blue skies, despite the cold, but today just rained and rained and rained. You think that would put them off shopping. But. No.
And I bought some more jewellery.
I know, I know. I am mental. But one thing was a present and the other was a pair of earrings I had being looking for to match a necklace I bought when I was with Nicola. I bought them in the Trump Tower (as in Donald Trump/The Apprentice) where we had gone to have lunch at yet another Starbucks. They were 80% off and a huge bargain!
We had planned to meet up with Fiona and Bob for dinner so we jumped on the subway (I am now very fluent in subway) and headed down to their apartment in Greenwich Village. It was great for Mum to be able to meet some of the people who have been so wonderful to me and that she has heard so much about.