Again it was pouring with rain today. Is this really what summer is like in NYC? We got soaked again as we walked all the way down to the Asphalt Green gym for our workout but, at our final weigh in afterwards, we were pleased to discover that, over the course of our stay here, we have both lost 10kgs … so we celebrated like jockeys who’ve made the weight after a big race – me with the much heralded Dunkin’ Donuts coffee and a cinnamon donut and Peter with a chocolate shake from Shake Shack on 86th Street. It was good to be able to celebrate but the food didn’t actually taste that good. Funny how our taste buds have evolved over the six months here. The real celebration and farewells to NYC were to have happened later that day in Central Park where we planned to have a last romantic picnic, but as it was raining so hard we decided to cuddle up in our little flat and have sushi and, thanks to Hans and Sue Sauer’s birthday gift to me earlier in the year, a splendid 2004 Bollinger La Grand Année. This is truly one of the greats of Champagne, a muscular wine with body, length, depth, and every other dimension. Sourcing nothing other than quality fruit, it consists of 76% Grand Crus and 24% Premier of Crus with a minimum aging of 5 years. Drinking it was a sheer delight and it left us with one final happy memory of our time here in ‘the City’. We have so many very happy memories of our time here. We were very lucky to share it with some great people. We can now put a big tick against this item on our bucket list.
Live in NYC …. done!
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