New York Weekend Trip

Some have said I am mad to go for a weekend only. Maybe I am - I was originally planning to go for a full week, but as I've been to New York twice already in the last two years, I felt I didn't need a full week - I have seen and done practically all I really wanted to.

It also freed up days off to spend on other trips, which I definitely do not regret. The only thing on my list for actual sightseeing this time around is the seasonal decorations on Rockefeller Center.

For those of you who don't know, the background is as follows: My sister and her boyfriend were supposed to run in the NY Marathon this Sunday, and I was supposed to come over and cheer them on. But now she's not, because she's expecting twins. We're all still going over there anyway though. Can't wait to see how the bump is coming along!

A colossal bonus, which more than makes up for not being able to wave Danish flags in people's faces on Sunday, is the fact that we got tickets for a brand new Cirque du Soleil show called Wintuk, at Madison Square Garden for Saturday night. The show opens officially on Tuesday, but we are catching one of the preview performances. How unutterably perfect is that? I don't know much about the content of the show, which is just the way I like it with Cirque du Soleil. I'm sure it will be awesome!

I have decided that this will be the last longhaul flight I take (until such time as they invent some really really environmentally friendly fuel). The CO2 emission figures for flying are not pleasant reading, and although I know you can carbon offset your travelling (and I did), I feel that to prevent is better than to cure. All I can do is start with the woman in the mirror (sorry to paraphrase Mr. Jackson). So, I am going to cut down on flying (I am incredibly sick of Dublin Airport anyway), and see what other options there are for getting around. Busses and trains and ferries will all take longer, but I will hopefully learn to appreciate the journey as an end in itself instead of merely a means. Okay, Pia, see if you can write the next 3 sentences without including brackets, hmmmm??

Onto another topic: what am I going to do with myself in NY, except for the Marathon and Cirque du Soleil and hanging out with people?
SHOPPING!!!! I have researched adresses of interesting shops (mostly books and yarn), and will try to figure out the most efficient route to take through Manhattan for my Shopping Day (otherwise known as Monday). Darn, there goes another set of brackets!!!