Greetings from the motherland
And here we are, on our somewhat-annual pilgrimage back to North America. As usual, we planned this trip to include some familiar destinations and some new, exciting places. First stop: New York City, where I am busily adding to my food porn collection (see also: 2009 NYC food porn, 2010 NYC food porn) in between visits with friends, family, and the city’s vast art collections.
Our first days back in the US are always a frenzy of excitement over little things we had forgotten exist, such as 24-hour shopping and unlimited free ice water. Noticing just how very much English is all around us. (Hey, those people at the next table are speaking English! Those guys at the corner sound American! Even our waitress speaks… oh, right.) Marveling at how one is expected to pay 20% more than the actual check, the check that arrives miraculously at your table, before you have thought to summon it.
Now we are a couple days in and many of the novelties have worn off. But the fun, the fun is just beginning.
