It was spring break, so Jane and I hurried to the station and parked the car ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090849 and then calmed down on the train to see that her ticket was tot he wrong place and I had none (sounds like the start of a joke) ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090850 but we calmed and so could see that we did park in the right place ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090851 and once in the city met Sarah for the journey to the Lower East side with Sarah which began by passing the statue of William Seward ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090852 and then the rat in front of the place that hired scab labor ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090853 ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090854 and the sombrero in front of the place where Lily works ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090855 and then we were at Yonah Shimmels ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090856 where they win prizes for their knishes ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090857 as Jane ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090858 checked out the menu ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090859 and our knish came ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090860 before we headed towards the Williamsburg bridge ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090861 and saw Katz's in the distance ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090862 as we crossed Orchard ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090863 and came upon Katz's ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090864 where the crowds ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090865 didn't get in the way of seeing the sandwiches ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090866 as we studied the menu ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090867 and then got into line ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090868 as we saw the slogan in the background ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090869 and admired the Dr. Brown's drinks ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090870 as we decided to sit at the table where Harry met Sally ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090871 ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090872 ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090873 and so Sarah settled in ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090874 ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090875 as sandwiches ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090876 and pickles were created ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090877 ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090878 ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090879 along with our tab ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090880 as my attempt to get their signature sign failed ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090881 but the French fries ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090882 ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090883 ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090884 and drinks came ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090885 ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090886 as I captured the sign and even the person who might send the salami ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090887 before Sarah brought out gifts for Jane (subway socks) ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090888 and me, a subway paperweight, ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090889 while Sarah read the subway museum brochure ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090890 ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090891 which amused Jane ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090892 even as Sarah read on ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090893 and we captured the Harry met Sally sign ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090894 and the photos on the wall under the sign ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090895 and the salami sign ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090896 and noted photos of the movie's filming ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090897 ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090898 before we left. Next we went to the candy store but were too stuffed to think of more food. ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090899 even though the displays were impressive. ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090900 After a phone call stop ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090901 ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090902 we passed the mad scientist sign ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090903 and Seward Park (whose statue uptown we had taken earlier) ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090904 and after checking out Main Squeeze, the accordion repair shop, ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090905 and Ha'attikos, the Judaica store, ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090906 and Zelig Blumenthal who sold everything from Jerusalem ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090907 we came upon Straus Street ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090908 and Straus Square, which was really a triangle ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090909 and then found our way to a yard full of art including these busts ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090910 ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090911 and a sign that seemed to be ignored ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090912 as we made our way to the courthouse ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090913 ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090914 ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090915 where security was tight ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090916 but we could take this sign ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090917 with Jane's foot in it ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090918 and then we traveled on further south past the avenue of the strongest ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090919 until we met this man who sold me some wonderful ties at a great price ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090920 and came upon the site of the World Trade Center ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090921 which asked us to remember (We will) ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090922 and observed the construction cranes ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090923 ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090924 as we observed the Japanese business men coming out of Century 21, the 2nd most popular store in New York ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090925 and then found a place to have a diet snapple ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090926 and an orange juice ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090927 and stretch out the straw wrapper ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090928 before Ed arrived ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090929 and we began to walk uptown until the rains came so that at 14th street, I headed out to my dinner and they took the L train to Brooklyn ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090930 ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090931

I went to Pure Food and Wine where I missed ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090932 and then got this sign for the collection ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090933 and then experimented in the bathroom for a while to see if I could get myself into the picture in the mirror without a flash of light (no luck) ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090934 ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090935 and then realized that I could only capture the meal if I used a flash ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090936 ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090937 ands since none of the food had ever been at temperatures above 118 degrees, this seemed like a worthwhile endeavor, so here are the appetizers ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090938 ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090939 and my drink ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090940 and the main courses ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090941 ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090942 and the desserts. ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090943 ../../../Sabbat/2007/03.22.07ADayInTheCity//P1090944