After a very long night of sitting three hours on a tarmac at Laguardia airport in NYC and then the flight finally being cancelled.
After the desk agent at Delta refused to help anyone because all flights were booked for the following day and he didn't want to deal with it.
After returning to my hotel in Manhattan to discover that Delta had booked me on a flight at 6 am. Don't pull out your violins yet because it gets better.
After getting up after two hours of sleep to go back to the airport only to discover that they had bumped me from that 6 am flight for one on saturday morning. That was almost two days away.
What to do? ..... Go back again to my hotel in Manhattan and crawl into bed.
Upon waking I discovered it was one in the afternoon. I quickly got dressed and decided to make the most of this garnered day.
First stop, my favorite little french cafe, Cafe un, deux, trois
When given the choice of dessert always go for the profiterole. Did I eat all of this? Yes I did. Shameful I know.
Feeling still very tired and extremely full, I decided a walk was in order. The streets were so crowded that day because it was fleet week. I was desiring a little calm and so I headed for Bryant Park just a couple blocks away.
There the din of the city was muffled and calm, relaxing air blew through the trees.
Inside the park there is an outdoor library where one can sit and read. Surrounding the park are many cafes and tables. There's even a knitting section. Guess where I sat.
For the longest time I just sat there people watching, writing, and reading one of my favorite books.
Just across the street is a very special store. It's a Japanese bookstore that Imene told me about, Kinokuniya. So glad that she did. It's a three story wonderment. A majority of the books are in Japanese but on the main level they have many many books in English. I spent hours in the basement reading Japanese craft, sewing, and knitting books. The entire basement is filled with design books. Such a great way to spend the afternoon.
Not to be missed is the third floor. If you like Manga or Japanese serial books the third floor is the place to go and don't forget to stop at the sushi bar and cafe. It's so incredibly good.
After my venture at the bookstore I headed back to the park for some more people watching and just relaxing in the big apple. It was a wonderful an unexpected day captured.
