A day in New York

Events of September 10

We have a friend who lives in Santiago, Chile, whom we have visited.  It turned out he had business in New York, so we Megabussed it to the city to visit with him and enjoy a couple of good meals and good conversation.  
Megagus is cheap.  You get what you pay for, and it isn't much.  By buying the tickets in advance, even with reserved seats, we went for less than one person's dinner bill.  However, Megabus leaves something to be desired.  They lack proper management.

Our driver left Washington about twenty minutes late, easily made up, but about 90 minutes outside of New York he announced that he was going over his federal driving time limit and would have to pull into a rest stop to wait for another driver!  While it only took 45 minutes for another driver to arrive, it certainly is not good for consumers of bus travel to be sided due to management's inability to ensure having drivers without restrictions.  

That said, the return bus, leaving New York at 10 PM arrived in Washington on time at 2:30AM.   

Our big events were three: a fine bento box land sushi unch at  AAIchiban Sushi   in midtown, a visit to the High Line Park--the old railroad line that has been turned into an elevated park on the  west side of Manhattan, and dinner in the East Village at Rebelle.  We also found good coffee at Grounded on Jane Street in the Village.

It was a full day but great fun in its own way.  

Dinner at Rebelle was very good.  We arrived early to find the restaurant empty--it doesn't fill until about 7:30.  This left us time to talk before the clatter and the chatter began.  The food is superb.   We enjoyed a variety of dishes, with John enjoying sweetbreads...a small plate, but very tasty.  We had a light red burgundy which we found disappointing only because we had expected something heavier.   This wine was of a beaujolais style, not a classic pinot noir.