So I like Saxophones and Greek food…

Once again, I have walked myself to exhaustion, but it has been good. I walked with a bunch of people up to the area just to the west of Central Park. One of the girls wanted to check out where she was working, and I wanted to see Central Park. As far as I could tell, everyone else was just along for the ride.

We stopped at Aegean Greek Cuisine on 70th St. & Columbus. The atmosphere was cozy and the food was EXCELLENT. I had a combination plate that included souvlaki, lamb chops and some kind of hamburger-like patty. It was an expensive lunch, and I need to stop letting myself do that, but it just seems wrong to order something simple that I could get in Texas. Hopefully once I get into a routine of working, I’ll start cooking for myself again.

After lunch, Brian and Travis followed along as I checked out The Dakota and Strawberry Fields. I wanted to get my picture taken by the Imagine mural thing, but apparently every other tourist in the city has the same idea. I didn’t feel like fighting them, so we moved on and just roamed around Central Park a bit. It’s obviously a very beautiful place… in the springtime. Right now it’s very grey and sad. But peaceful. The random saxophonists improv-ing provided an excellent backdrop to the experience.

On the way back to the Lamb’s, I stopped and got a Sabrett’s hot dog with everything, as per my father’s suggestion. I was scared when they put sauerkraut on it. I hate sauerkraut. But this concoction was actually damn good. So thanks, Dad.

After returning to the Lamb’s and resting for a couple hours, Brian, Travis, Sapora and I went and visited Ground Zero and the Financial District. I wasn’t ready to see Ground Zero, but our initial plan of going to the Empire State Building was dashed by the existence of heavy fog / cloud cover and I was outnumbered. It was a somber experience and hard to imagine the two behemoths that used to jut out of those massive holes in the ground. I wish I could have seen them in person.

And that’s about it. But it reflects block after block after block of feet killing activity. And I don’t regret a single step.

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MEALS OF NOTE:

Lunch - “Aegean” - Greek Cuisine - Lamb combo plate, Coca-cola
Thoughts - I liked this place. A lot. I just wish my meal wasn’t $18.50 before drinks, tax and tip…
Total Cost - I paid about $28, including tip.