New York state of mind...

My second visit to New York started better than my first, only 10 minutes to get through immigration and then a car ride downtown.

I had dinner with Valerie, a former boss from my last employer who is also enjoying life after the batwings and living back in her beloved NYC. We met at Cipriani Dolci on the West Balcony in Grand Central. I note from the website that Grand Central is a terminal, not a station, as all the lines terminate there, so that was my learning for the day, as everyone seems to refer to it as a station. It was great to catch up over some oh-so-healthy salad and a where-did-they-put-the-tonic G&T, not to mention some good Italian red.

After that, 3 days of meetings and training at our offices in White Plains, all very interesting. I got to the airport in plenty of time to check in for the return flight and there was space on the earlier flight, so a real bonus. On the plane, watched Grow Your Own, a charming film about a group of immigrants given allotments to help them come to terms with life. Absolutely delightful, strong performances from some solid British character actors.

Now at home, catching up with the family for my last weekend here until December. Christmas shopping and a curry, not necessarily in that order!