Last Day in NYC

We walked down for croissants at Angelina Bakery.  They were exceptional.  

Linda enjoyed her coffee in the garden school bus outside.

We wanted to do a little shopping today.  I am a big fan of museum stores and so we walked down to the Museum of Modern Art and hit their two stores.  (In our defense, we didn't have time to see the exhibits because we had tickets to see the Harlem Gospel Choir at Sony Hall.) I found the refrigerator magnet that will remind me of this wonderful trip.  I also got some earrings.  I have had a terrible time zipping up my coat every time we go outside.  I look like a kindergartner that needs help.  So I found earrings made out of zipper pulls.  It seemed so appropriate that I had to get them.  Plus they were in the sale basket of earrings no one else wanted to buy.

We walked back to our hotel on 5th Avenue passed Rockefeller Center and St. Patrick's Cathedral.  

We dropped off our packages and headed over to Sony Hall to order brunch before the concert.  The food was not very good, our only food fail so far.  We were crammed into the venue as we waited with eager anticipation.  

Neither of us being musicians, we had gospel music mixed up with spirituals.  We expected Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing or Down By the Riverside.  Instead we heard His Blood Still Works  and Happy by Pharrell Williams.  We were told to applaud for Martin Luther King Jr. but there was no mention of working to end oppression.  It was assumed that was accomplished.   We clapped and danced, while we wished for something that spoke more to our souls and the soul of our nation.  Linda gave the experience a 69, which is the highest failing grade for the CPA exam.

In the late afternoon we headed to Brooklyn via subway.  We made it successfully without getting lost!

We were meeting Riley, the daughter of one of our close friends, at the Brooklyn Winery where Riley works.  She was not working tonight but came in to be with us.  What a gift.  We sampled their wines and enjoyed their food and laughed and laughed.  Riley is so fun to be with and she has a quick wit.  

Before we left Riley gave us a tour of the winery.

Riley then got on the L train with us and ushered us to our next subway before heading for her home.  We got back to our hotel and packed our bags.  We leave tomorrow.