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Monday, November 21. 2005

Visiting NYC this season?

It seems as if a lot of bloggers have been visiting NYC lately. Good. New York does Christmastime well.  Maggie's has been very clear that we enormously appreciate the Renaissance of NYC as it has occurred under the hands of Rudy Guiliani and Michael Bloomberg.

We posted some NYC travel tips last April, and we have recently noted the Fra Angelico show at the Met.

Another tip - Jersey Boys, on Broadway. The story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. Fine music - better than The Four Seasons ever were, I am told.

Don't forget to consider Fraunce's Tavern (since 1762) for dinner, way downtown, where Washington delivered his farewell address to his troops back when mid-town NYC was farms and woods. Consider Peter Luger Steak House (since 1887) too. Remember - dining in NYC means reservations.

Image of Fraunce's Tavern.

Posted by The Chairman in The Culture, "Culture," Pop Culture and Recreation at 06:04 | Comments (2) | Trackbacks (0)

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Respectfully - the last time I had lunch at Fraunces Tavern, the food was mediocre. However, one should go there to be at a place where a tremendously important event in American history occurred, that of Washington's farewell address to his officers. Elements of this brief farewell appear in many later exhortations on the part of generals and commander's to their troops. Neat place, in the oldest (and if you ask me) most interesting part of Manhattan.

Luger's - remember, cash or Peter Luger charge only.
#1 Anonymous on 2005-11-21 07:34 (Reply)
yes - agree - it's for the history, not the food.
#2 bird dog on 2005-11-21 07:55 (Reply)

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