Six In The City

Made my first trip into Manhattan today NY... I'm living a block or two away from the 'N' line. (Cute, cause in London, I lived a block away from the 'Northern' line!)

The trains are air-conditioned. Whoo-hoo! Otherwise I don't know how one could stand the heat. It's seriously oppressive here... says the girl who is used to walking around in 120 degrees. C'mon, say it with me now, "Relative Humidity!" :)

I desperately needed to find some sort of sleeping device. The room I'm renting came with a bed, but the poor mattress was shot. "Feel every spring in the mattress" is an understatement. So once again, the quest for 1/3 of my days in some sort of comfort takes center stage.

I found it funny that listening to ATL music... literally, music I recorded off of the Internet from an Atlanta based radio station fit the vibe of the city. Nonetheless, it was an enjoyable walk from the tube to where I needed to go.

First stop: Bloomingdales, where I pimped out on Lancome products with the help of Richelle and free gifts with purchase. I buy my moisturizer there, and though people tell me that the products aren't worth the money, 1) I disagree, and 2) I usually get key makeup ingredients for free, so it's actually a pretty good deal. Bloomingdales rocks.

Next stop: Nat Sherman. Walking into the store put me right back into London. Because a friend wanted to visit every cigar shop in London, I did too, and each one is was a throwback to pure class. This store proved no different, first-class service (they even gave me free smokes) and old-world wooden style made visiting a real treat. Too bad you can't get Cubans here in America.

Headed toward the mattress store I found Jamba Juice, my all-time favorite California store, tied with Baja Fresh. Imagine my surprise when, finally, I could order off the menu! Yes, they finally have menu items for "fruit + ice, nothing else". Strawberries, Bananas, Cherries oh my!

Next was Aldo, another taste of London. I think I bought all of my shoes there and at Top Shop. I didn't buy anything today, which was hard; 50% off sale!

Along the way another favorite, Victoria's Secret. Now if you look, you'll see as their address, "London" but did you know there isn't one VS store in all of London? The buggers even have a listing in the phone book! Imagine my disappointment when I arrive there only to find that it's nothing more than ... well, nothing. There weren't any signs of any businesses at that address. They never answered the phone either. I smell something fishy. Anyway, I needed some lotion, so thankfully, this one was an actual store.

Finally arriving at Sports Authority. LOL, yes, SA to get a bed. I opted for the Coleman Queen size air mattress. I love the fact that you can buy a queen size bed in a box smaller than the Wii box! At least now I'll always have a bed!

It's heavy though, so I made straight for home afterward. Thanks to Miss Winn's help, I was able to navigate the subway like a local and get home before dark, exhausted, but looking forward to a great night's sleep.