Saturday, October 15, 2011  New York - the "skyscrapers and vile
drinks" edition  After our trip to the 9/11 Memorial, we headed
down Wall Street for a little mooch about. That got dull very
quickly - Wall Street isn't exactly the most fascinating part of
Manhattan... Plus, I think we were somewhat emotionally drained
after the 9/11 Memorial. Apparently no one on Wall Street drinks
coffee, because our search for a cup of tea and a sit down ended
in nothing. So we headed back to the hotel via Grand Central
Terminal.   We spent a fascinating couple of hours at the hotel
watching total rubbish like Beyond Scared Straight before
heading a couple of blocks up the road to have drinks with my
brother's best friend, Paulie, who just happened to be in New
York at the same time as us and staying at a hotel two blocks
away. Very convenient! Although I have to say, it's kind of
weird meeting someone you usually see at the pub or at your
parents' house in a hotel lobby on the other side of the world.
We may have planned t