Friday 7/19 (day 6)- Manhattan
Well, deLaubs had to work today (I guess some people have to do that almost daily) so I was on my own until 5:30. Had a rather cavalier wake up, which was rather stupid to put off the run in soon to be 100 degree heat. By the time I got to the Hudson river, it was hot as hell. I dragged through one of the most miserable runs in quite a while, but there were plenty of water stops and I didn't die.

Yup, still Manhattan. Look at that view!

     After a shower and some dunkin doughnuts, I was northbound on the "A" train to Washington Heights. I've never been there before, and wanted to see the park, plus Chris said the Cloister art museum was worth checking out. I'm not knowledgeable on art and have a rather short attention span, and this was European medievel art which makes it even tougher. Jesus was big with you guys, we get it, moving on.
      That said, the building itself was pretty sweet, and the courtyards (cloisters) were fantastic. They were replicas of places in Europe, and many had tried to use as many of the original pieces from the ruin as possible. Very cool.

Balling in 100 degree heat? Ain't nobody got time for that...

     After the museum, I wandered the park a little, then hit up a Dominican place for a late lunch. More "new age" fare, but delicious nonetheless. On the way back to lower Manhattan, I snapped a quick pic at Mr. Audubon's grave and Rucker Park. Two very different landmarks, which attract wildly different people, but both oddly significant in my life at some level.
     Waiting for deLaubs, I wandered Chinatown for a while, got Vietnamese Iced Coffee, and took it all in.
     Happy hour after work somehow turned into dinner at a Venezuelan place, which turned into drinking games at his place, which turned into a late bedtime (for a sleepy midwesterner at least) which turned into a hungover run the next morning....

Day High: Feeling like I know NYC fairly well for someone that was never lived there? Washington Hts, Rucker, no map the entire trip (albeit a smartphone) Good Stuff!
Day Low: Holy hell it is hot. That was seriously a miserable run. The Sri Lankan food from the previous night didn't exactly help...

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States: New York
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