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Thursday: the day of far fewer pictures. Leslie and Bryan try to hit all the neighborhoods they haven't seen, stopping every 10-15 blocks for tea and warmth. Grand Central Station, down 5th avenue (past library), to Union Square. Then, subway to Chinatown, walk north through Little Italy, shop, drink tea, begin to get snowed on in Soho. Footsore, cold, and hungry, they actually GO INSIDE the crepes restaurant in Greenwich Village (this may be of interest only to Clare). They stay there for almost two hours, warm and full of crepe. - IMG 5045
After failing to get rush tickets to Avenue Q, they return to McSorley's to be abused by an Irish waiter. They note with amusement that "the cheese plate" is some slices of cheddar, raw onion, and a sleeve of saltines. Then they meet George for $1 stand-up (worth every penny) at the Telephone Bar in the East Village. Then George and Bryan head home while Leslie meets Danny. Here he is in his workplace. He's the volunteer coordinator at a nonprofit bookstore/cafe in Soho that raises money for homeless AIDS victims. - IMG 5048
L&D head back to Brooklyn for a benefit party. "What does this party benefit?" it occurs to Leslie to ask about halfway through the evening. "Someone's sexual reassignment surgery." As it turns out. Awesome. - IMG 5049
After dancing among the lesbians like absolute freaks for an hour or so, Leslie and Danny make the somewhat questionable decision to walk home in the snow. - IMG 5050
Danny. - IMG 5054
After breakfast on Friday, Leslie and Bryan head to Harlem, so that Leslie can see at least one new thing in New York. Completely camera-weary, they take not a single picture. But Leslie can't resist some shots from the plane window as they leave from La Guardia in the afternoon. - IMG 5055
Bryan and Manhattan. - IMG 5056
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Bryan and bridge to New Jersey. - IMG 5060
Goodbye! - IMG_2201
Dad and Mom under golden tree - IMG_2202
closer - IMG_2203
trees without people - IMG_2204
cows snuffling - IMG_2207
Mom pats Leroy the bull. - IMG_2209
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Cameron tries to break Murphy of his very rational fear of the cows... - IMG_2211
by feeding him to them. - IMG_2212
sun sets - IMG_2213
Bryan and Leslie - IMG_2214
sunset on the lake - IMG_2215
sunset in the sky - IMG_2216
one of many more... - IMG_2217
football watchers - IMG_2218
Cowboys lose to Broncos - IMG_2220
Leslie, abandoned by Bryan for professional sports, finds new love. - IMG_2222
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Dad in Daisy - IMG_2224
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fire, sunset