NY Day 1: BA regrets & neck-aches

Saw Will Young with a female friend at Heathrow. Flight was packed with French exchange students and the leg/seat room ridiculous - entertianment crap compared to the Virgin flights we'd taken before. Approaching NY was great with clear skies showing Long Island's long white beaches plus Manhattan looking like a model with spikes of rusty and glass for the skyscrappers. Our connecting bus had a couple from Swindon who did English civil war reinactments. Saw the flying saucers 2-towers monument and steel globe in Queens that was in Men in Black. Over the rickety steel bridge where Taxi credits are filmed then into neck creaking Manhattan.

Hotel was a shiny mirror 'n' marbel affair with over-friendly staff. Receptionist summoned the porter using a 4 bar xylophone like Hi-De-Hi which cracked me up. Grand Central station was busy with wildlife sounds and grand ceiling. Went into the Chrysler building reception for the art-deco (not allowed elsewhere). UN building looked boring with no flags up though the block across it was being demolished and looked more interesting. TGI Friday's was a last resort on food with the idea to save money. However, deep in tourist country the price was high, the service low and food, actually really good.