Now, THAT is a library!
Guarded by huge concrete lions on each side of the steps ...
After his shave, we hit the Upper East Side, the "mecca of shopping" for Jerry - Ralph Lauren. It's a beautiful store and very fitting for RL - when it was built, it was a private home and many of the lovely mahogany interior finishes remain.
Following the demise of our long-time favorite cafe, the Gardenia Restaurant, we were looking for another option and on the recommendation of some folks at Polo we headed over to Via Quadronno. Super cute local cafe with delicious food ... they put the "P" in panini!
I forgot to mention that we were back at my old "home away from home" - the Palace - on this trip, but we ended up in a less desirable room on the Park Ave side, near the building next door. The view wasn't great, but the biggest issue was the concrete blasting taking place across 50th at a construction site. We were on the list for a room move and luckily a beautiful room overlooking St. Patrick's Cathedral opened up Friday afternoon. This is one of my favorite views in all of New York - seen it 1,000 times but it never gets old.
Blue Skies ...
Full view of the church and Madison Ave.
We had tickets to the theatre, so we decided to eat pizza in our room and then head to Broadway. Memphis (the play) has won several awards and it was great. The basic theme was how "race music" (read that rhythm & blues) brought segregated teenagers together in the early '60s in Memphis ... and all of the trouble that caused until beliefs began to change. It was a great show and although the topic was heavy, the tone was up-beat.
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