Will I ever get bored of this...

Day 2 was spent exploring 5th avenue proper....from Louis Vuitton (around 50-something street), all the way down to 42nd street...walking back to Times Square.

But by then I'm tired (again...jet lag has not helped my already-odd sleeping hours) and hungry...I can't bring myself to walk back 14-odd blocks as I did yesterday, so I try the subway.

I stumble upon my office (Madison Ave...corner of 42nd street), which is conveniently next to Grand Central Station. Ahah! Now I know what the building looks like....so hopefully I won't get lost when I start work on Tuesday 6 Jan.

Grand Central Station

First impressions...very grand indeed! Was reminded of the scene in Madagascar, where animals create a big scene (...and I cannot remember why they were there...trying to take the subway). Hahahaha. But anyway.

LOTS of tourists again, taking photos of the station. I go up the east balcony and snap a few shots. I mean, I AM a tourist of sorts anyway.

I go to the information counter and ask the nice ladies how to get back to 57th street and 7th avenue and also pick up a whole lot of brochures for perusal at a later date (these are still sitting in a paper bag somewhere...)

The station is massive....I get lost trying to locate the Times Square shuttle service. But the situation is easily resolved when I ask someone for directions.

The subway is...hmm...rather old and dirty. Very much like those American movies....
And I miss my stop. Darn. I get off at the next station...wondering if I should walk the 5 blocks back to 56th street. But hmm...the station is rather deserted and I am in an unfamiliar area...so I walk across the platform and catch the train downtown back to my intended stop.

Oh well. I'll do better next time.

Dinner tonight - SALAD (think I haven't had any veges since...Friday), a couple of sausages and the remaining piece of fish.