New York in the Rain

My seat on the flight from Seattle to Newark was right at the very back. The plane was full so I guess I was lucky to get on and not have to wait for the next one at 1pm. I powered through most of a new book I started reading – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

I thought I would try to get to my hotel in mid-town Mahattan using public transportation, just to see how easy it was. I’d done about 30 minutes research before I left so I had a vague idea of what I needed to do. It ended up going pretty smoothly right up until I exited the subway station at Times Square.

It was pouring rain. Not light rain either. It was like a thunderstorm back in Queensland. I had debated whether to bring a rain jacket before I left and decided against the weight considering the weather report for the weekend was light showers and cloudy – no mention of thunderstorms! At least I packed a light rain breaker so I was able to protect the laptop as I started walking the 5 blocks to the hotel.

I was drenched by the time I arrived and at the moment my clothes are hanging up around my room, hopefully drying before I need to wear them. Not so bad, just a few damp places.

Heading out now to find something to eat.

Update @ 10pm: Found my way to the Ginger Man pub on 36th St on a strong recommendation from MK. Pretty good sandwich and a tasty pint of Harviestoun Ptarmigan. On the way back I snapped a pic or two of some big buildings.