A Busy Afternoon in the Heights

After brunch on the Upper West Side I took the train uptown this afternoon.  All was quiet in the 103rd Street subway station.

I wasn't hungry, otherwise I might have gotten a bagel at Absolute Bagels, perhaps the best in the city.  Then again, they only got a 'B' on their health inspection.  Did you know that "appetizing" on the awning is a noun?

This Five Guys burger place opened a couple of weeks ago.  I haven't tried it yet.  Probably won't either.  I went to the one at Bleecker and Carmine once and failed to see what all the hype is about.  They are way too expensive for the quality of the food.

After not going to Absolute Bagels and studiously avoiding Five Guys, I did go into Book Culture.  It is a very good bookstore with very few customers.  I don't see how they've stayed in business all these years.  They recently made free wifi available upstairs.  I checked my email and skimmed through a couple of books.

Finally, I got a ginger bubble tea at TMagic and sat on the steps of Hogan Hall to admire the spring flowers.  Jeff Sachs planted them himself!  Or not. 

The bubble tea was excellent.  Instead of, or in addition to, steeping the ginger, they blended candied ginger into the drink, giving it a crystally zing.

All my errands done, it is time to leave for a couple of weeks.  I regret that I won't be in town for the Hungarian Pastry Shop's 50th anniversary celebration.

Comments

[justenoughsalt]

if only i had spotted you about yesterday, i could have given you a tour of hogan! don't let bookculture fool you. at the beginning of any semester the place is packed! they make loads off of textbooks, hard to find academic texts, and out of print books. i should not have given you such a hard time about leaving. i did not realize it was temporary. plus, i am taking a trip to the west coast for 2 weeks myself so pot-kettle-black.

[Joe]

Have a good trip, Salty!