Broadway and Brooklyn
I spent the weekend at the Palace Theatre on Broadway and eating pizza in Brooklyn. Life’s tough isn’t it?
Archive for August, 2009
Museum of Modern Art – MoMA
On Friday I thought I might be really adventurous and take the subway downtown to the Museum of Modern Art or MoMA.
American Museum of Natural History
Natural history museums are my favourite because they always have something that really tickles my bookish nerdiness - dinosaur bones. And the American Museum of Natural History had plenty of these, along with some other really cool stuff.
The Met and Guggenheim
After some jet lag recovery on Tuesday, I decided to brave the city streets and hit the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Guggenheim Museum.
Excuse me, but I just turned that off
On Monday night when I first set foot in my dorm room, I couldn’t believe how hot and airless the room was or the stench that came with it. I know this is budget accommodation but you can’t tell me there is no air conditioning…
Bunk Buddies
My dorm room is a room for 12. Over the last few days, about half of the people in it have just been for a night or two, while the other half (including me) are here for the long haul. So let’s get to know my bunk buddies a little better…
And I thought I was taking a lot of stuff…
In my last post I mentioned my turtle. Just in case you didn’t figure it out, my turtle isn’t really a turtle but actually my backpack. After my iPhone, my turtle is the coolest thing I have ever owned.
If you think the wait at Qantas check-in is bullshit, you’ve obviously never been through American customs…
My flight from Brisbane to LA was going swimmingly until we arrived at LAX. The flight was right on time but the arrival gate was not. And it was all downhill from there…