My Brain Hurts

As educators we are all well aware of the need to keep an open mind and not letting pre-conceived notions cloud our judgement. Having been indoctrinated with the TV view of New York I was never really keen to go there – that thinking was a mistake. It really is nothing like the image presented on TV. In fact it was a very impressive city. Spacious, crowded, vibrant and alive. Quite the opposite of the other US city we hear the most about, LA. Apart from Disneyland the best view of LA is the one in the rear view mirror.

New York offers such a great range of attractions. Spamalot on Broadway was hilarious in true Python style. The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island were fascinating. The view from the top of the Empire State building was everything expected. The Ground Zero museum was a very moving experience as was Strawberry Field in Central Park. New York is full of icons that must be visited. A last minute detour found us at the Ed Sullivan Theatre but the Hello Deli eluded us.

Riding the subway at midnight was perfectly safe as was every other second of our stay, perhaps the very obvious and plentiful police presence had something to do with that.

Would we go back? Definitely. Hopefully a future NECC will be the lure.