Martha turns 30 years old next month. I've known her since 2001. We are ditching the girls in Wisconsin with Grandma and Papa and going to New York City for a few days of kid-free fun to celebrate her birthday. I've been to a few exotic and weird places in my time but the thought of going to New York has the rare ability to get me excited in ways that other destinations do not. I haven't been in the Big Apple since I was 17 years old. It's been too long. I need this.
Martha’s brother Ian ((LINK), (LINK)) lives there, in Queens. He is a jazz musician (plays piano and guitar) and has toiled hard at his craft such that all his income now comes from gigs. We'll spend plenty of time with him.
There is an overwhelming number of things to do and see and eat and drink in New York. My list of must-do things contains but two items, The Drawing Center (LINK) and any sushi restaurant that is similar to the ones I saw in San Francisco last year where the customers pluck rolls from little sushi filled boats that sail continuously around a closed-loop stream. Search on YouTube (LINK) to see what I am talking about. I don't even like sushi but there was something peaceful and wonderful about those little boats that captivated me.
so what day do you arrive and what day do you leave?? I know a couple sushi places but i'll have to do some research to find one with a endless river of rolls... I went to a similar place in osaka japan, and it was one of the greatest moments of my life... you just grab and eat until you can't eat no more.. then some guy comes along and counts your stack of plates and charges you based either on the number of plates or how high the tower is... good times...
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