New York, NY

We took things down a notch and had a more relaxed day today. We headed down to the Chelsea district to visit what I think is New York’s newest public park -The High Line. Created from a disused elevated freight train line, it gives a literal overview of Chelsea and surrounds. I read about it ages and ages ago so it was nice to finally be able to pay it a visit.

After a quick stop in the Chelsea Apple Store (yes, of course we has to!), it was time for lunch. Gotta love this place, where your French fries come covered in two types of melted cheese, with additional melted cheese sipping sauce. Mmm. And next thing you know there’s Prince Harry going by in a double-decker bus. No, there weren’t hallucinogens in the cheesy fries. Prince Harry was in New York today and while we were walking up Chelsea, he and his considerable entourage were driving down it. So this city continues to live up to its “you never know what might happen next” reputation. Tonight’s show: Kinky Boots. Cyndi Lauper’s take on a true story from England, where a dying shoe factory finds a new lease on life by producing shiny boots for drag queens. What can I say, it was brilliant. The only time I’ve eve seen an entire theatre give a standing ovation. Allegedly, Cyndi herself was in he crowd – which would have been two close encounters with royalty in the one day! Tomorrow: our last full day in New York. Damn.