Horse and carriage ride around Central Park this morning. You gotta do it really. Lunch at the Grand Central Oyster Bar. Manhattan in microcosm - inflated prices and snooty service but you can't take away from the excellent atmosphere and, indeed, the superb fresh fish. Sales start early in New York so the afternoon was a trawl around upmarket department stores for a sniff of any wife-compatible bargains. Andie ended up not buying anything in the end. That is not a typo.
Dinner tonight at currently the hottest NY eatery, Spice Market. It is right across from the hotel to be fair so it would have been rude not to give it a try. 10pm was the only time we could get on a Monday! The theme is "Asian street food" which no doubt encouraged the usual idiots to write online reviews that they could get the same fare cheaper in Chinatown. Doubt it. Admittedly it is exactly our kind of place - themed but not OTT, great choices and innovative dishes. Iain likes ginger (as well as spicy) and enjoyed the ginger margarita, ginger fried rice and ginger cookies! The main dishes - vietnamese chicken and Thai cod - were equally exquisite. Only down note was discovering we'd just maxed out our second credit card - oops.
Nonetheless, it was the last night of holiday so visited the deli on way back for some beers to toast a once in a lifetime holiday experience. Er, until the next one most probably.
