On Sunday we took the train out of the city to Summit in New Jersey. Back in New Zealand I'd sent a postcard to the family in NJ who I spent some time with (back in the 80's!) being their au pair, saying that we'd be in the New York area in September and did they want to meet up. Anyway, Scott (the father) got in touch and we invited us out to their place for Sunday brunch.
So here we were, the train taking us past towns that I recognised from my time there and Scott was waiting at the station, not looking very much older despite the years that have sped by.
We had a lovely time, a delicious brunch and really enjoyed meeting up and sharing stories with Scott, Nancy and the 'boys' - all grown men now of course, with the exception of Christopher who was away for the weekend.
Thank you Scott, Nancy, Andrew, Matt and Tim!
An interesting scene awaited us back in Harlem. We came out of the subway and there were police vans and NYPD everywhere. We were only about a block away from the hostel when we finally asked a policeman what was going on. He told us it was the aftermath of 'Africa' day (actually it turns out it was the African American Day Parade - the largest in the US) and to go back to our hotel immediately. Then he repeated it several times in such a way that we did exactly as we were told.
An interesting scene awaited us back in Harlem. We came out of the subway and there were police vans and NYPD everywhere. We were only about a block away from the hostel when we finally asked a policeman what was going on. He told us it was the aftermath of 'Africa' day (actually it turns out it was the African American Day Parade - the largest in the US) and to go back to our hotel immediately. Then he repeated it several times in such a way that we did exactly as we were told.
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