Sometimes when you fly on points you don't always get the most direct route which allows you to see more places. Our flight home from Vienna brought us through New York (and Toronto but who really wants to talk about TO?). First off, our flight was on Austrian Air and my wonderful Z had booked our flights in business/executive class. Something neither of us ever imagined or experienced occurred on this particular flight. There was a chef on board serving the business class seats dinner. A real chef decked out in a chef hat and everything. Austrian Air has partnered with a local restaurant to bring this service on board. And boy did the food ever taste that much better. Even better still when it came to serving coffee after our four course meal, a menu was provided with seven different coffee options. Now that's style! Needless to say we really enjoyed this flight.
Our pit stop in New York was about 24-hours. We have both been there previously so weren't upset by the short stay. It was extremely hot and humid there so I was glad our time there was this short otherwise we'd be window shopping the entire time just to get into air-conditioned stores. We did walk around a bit and visited Grand Central Station where we bought some over-priced gelato. After our experience in Italy in my opinion this gelato didn't even come close to comparing. We also went to the main public library which is quite beautiful inside and is one of the few buildings that could be compared to European architecture. Times Square was packed with people which is not out of the ordinary but what seems to have changed since my last visit was that a portion of it has now been made a pedestrian corridor which helps move the masses of people a little easier.
When in New York you must take in a Broadway show. Our stay was an overnight stop, so we went to go see "How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" staring Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter for those not familiar) and John Larroquette (Dan Fielding on the '80's TV show Night Court). It was a mystery to me which show we'd be seeing until we arrived in New York. I didn't know much about this particular show, but it was absolutely fabulous. Daniel is quite the singer as is John. Both had such good energy with their performances. The show itself has a good amount of humour to it and was just so well done. It was really worth seeing.
In the morning we had to leave for our trip back to Canada, but not before having a great breakfast at The Red Flame Diner, which was just around the corner from our hotel, Hotel Cassa and Residence. This fairly new and very modern hotel was a great place to stay. It was conveniently located near Times Square and the theatre where the show was playing. Z really does think of everything!! This was a great way to end our most fabulous trip.
This trip was so special in its own way. Getting to see new places and experiencing new cultures, foods and sights is always exciting in its own right but being able to experience that with my Z makes it even that more memorable.
