Daniel Ford

Started off Week 3 of the adventure on Saturday with a “tourist” trip into NYC.  We had lunch at the KATZ Deli, where sandwiches go for a very reasonable $17, and a can of Pepsi is a bargain at $3.  Then we took the subway up to Times Square to see Phantom of the Opera at the Majestic Theater.  After the show, we stopped by the Stardust Diner for dinner, where all the waiters are aspiring Broadway actors who sing while they serve the tables.  It’s like a non-stop Karaoke show, but with people who can actually sing, and, where the burgers are just $20, each.  Sunday was another day in NYC, it included great weather and a stop at Strawberry Fields in Central Park.  There were many people around the memorial and the mood was subdued.  There were several people with acoustic guitars singing some of Lennon’s songs.    Dinner was at Nyonya, a Malaysian restaurant in Little Italy, which was packed with an eclectic mix of Asians, German tourists and Rastafarians; did I mention that globalization has hit New York in a big way?  The food was very good, and inexpensive.