Dealing with Amtrak and the Canadian Rail Authority, however, was an exercise in patience and self-control. These guys own the railroad, and they sure know it. On a positive note - food service on the Canadian trains was very, very good. Again, you should really experience travel this way sometime if you can.
So we had no computers, television (and almost no cel phones) for two weeks - FANTASTIC! I can't wait to do it again. We very deliberately did not take a laptop with us and guess what - we never even needed or missed it.
In NYC, we did not see very many people walking along, staring at their cel phones and pecking away like zombie robots (which is typical of behavior you see everyday in San Francisco). In the Big Apple, people still look where they are going, make eye contact and interact with you like you really exist, even if it's just to exchange insults. This alone was more refreshing than you can imagine.
Anyway - I know that I am going to be saying that every chance I get for awhile: "OK, the honeymoon's over!" (har-dee-har-har)
There was a lot to see and do in NYC, but there just wasn't enough time to do it all. We went to some museums, visited with family and friends (and Choy Raj!), and made it out to the Boat House in Central Park. While we where there, I also made a point of walking over to the Sheep's Meadow and finding the exact view of Central Park East that must have inspired the cover art for Joni Mitchel's album The Hissing of Summer Lawns.
But yeah - back to work. The Seven Knees video shoot is on Saturday afternoon, and Girls Who Drink will officially release in three weeks.
