Halloween

Any excuse for a party.

If 2 million people live in Manhattan then we must have seen 80% of the residents yesterday. Most of them on our street between midnight and 02.00. VERY noisy night. There is a sign that says you get fined $500 for honking you horn on our street. That and most other rules got ignored on this day.

These guys are crazy for Halloween, no matter how old you are.

The day started with brunch at The Standard Grill. Anna shared a bathroom with Julianne Moore (not literally). The place was better than the food - we even felt inspired enough to order breakfast cocktails.

Then up onto the Highline. A quintessential New York experience; reading the FT Weekend pages, looking out over the Hudson. Carlotta doing her homework. Maths & Catalan - i was no help to her on both counts.

We ventured down onto Pier 46. The local neighbourhood had organized fair-ground style attractions, face-painting activities and that kind of thing. It was a real diverse crowd - everyone dressed up. The event was sponsored by McDonalds. How considerate of them....

There is a huge parade in the village. It goes up 6th Avenue, from Canal Street to 26th. As the coverage started on TV we thought it was only one block over, we thought we must take a look. Despite torrential rain and crowds 5 men deep - apparently it was quite a spectacle. I wouldn't know as Carlotta was on my shoulders and Anna was sheltering under a nearby umbrella.

A mad day.