From York to New York - out with the old, in with the new

Spirits were high in Central Park as we ushered in the New Year amongst great friends. Have a look at the video we put together of New Year’s Eve 2007 in Manhattan for you all. (copyright of Grifco World Domination Corporation Production in association with Whipit Media and whole-heartedly supported by Fraulo Franchising).

Two weeks now…! Seems like a great deal more, people are right to say that the city absorbs you completely. A real hive of activity, the city is particularly endearing at this time of year. I’ve already posted a few pictures up however do excuse the problems when going through the albums, i need to work on fixing that. (the slideshows work nicely though).

My new job at Acronym Media has been great, looking out of the Empire State Building offers awesome sights of the city from dawn till dusk. My colleagues have been very welcoming and you can feel a real vibe that something special is happening here.

Being right on Central Park’s doorstep provides David and I the luxury of regularly running the various loops in the park, I even spotted two raccoons by in the reservoir! They were arguably really fat and at first i thought they were rats, which the MTA has called all out war on by digging deep into the metro system to purge the poor souls. I think they add to the experience and certainly keep me entertained when waiting for the trains.

Christmas is upon us in NYC, the big stores have their display window scenes all set, the Bergdorf one is pretty cool off Fifth Av. Cartier has built out their boutique’s facade out with massive red present boxes and regularly spewing out Christmas tunes. Amongst all this cheer and preparation, the weather is up to some strange tricks, we’ve had really warm weather and may be on to set a record temperature for December at an average 14C! It will be strange not spending Christmas with mum and dad in Belgium this year, and I’ll miss mum’s cooking for certain! But don’t feel sorry for me, my best friend Jo has been drafted in on turkey duty and dare I say that mulled wine will be flowing generously as we celebrate the holiday season in the Big Apple. Mark and Louise, the countdown has started, I’ll make sure that your trip here will be unforgettable! Looking forward to it

I’ll be signing off for now until next time I wish you all a fabulous Christmas wherever you are. A special hello goes out to David in San Francisco, I wish you, your wife and lovely child a merry christmas and the best of luck for the new year.

Mr G has courteously provided this footage of phase 1 of the york to newyork experience!

For the ultra nosey amongst you take a look at the manhattan pad… Read more

The time has come to flex that beautiful US passport of mine (thanks to mum and dad!)

Born in Yankee country, I’m adding a notch to my city living collection: Brussels, London, York and now New York City. Frankly its going to be tough to surpass this one.

Watch this blog and my interlinked flickr album to keep abreast of all happenings and share this remarkable experience with me! Feel free to leave a message at anytime, with so many loved ones left behind I would be overjoyed to hear from you.