Astoria & NYC

We're in Astoria (in Queens) at N & L's place. It's really cool. They live right by a subway line and there are shops and eateries all over the place. It's so convenient. The ethnic majority here are Greek so there are many Greek cafes and little mom & pop stores. The train ride yesterday was nearly 4 hours long - we passed through Rhode Island and Connecticut, before reaching Penn Station by 2 pm. That is one crowded place! Today they took us downtown to Chinatown & SoHo. Among the places we visited were Jacques Torres and Uniqlo (a Japanese version of H & M) and too many others to mention. Tomorrow we plan to go to Coney Island - hey, we can eat a hot dog at Nathan's!