'Nipped' into NYC yesterday so see old friend Irane for tea and Aideen and Frank for dinner.  Worth doing and a lovely evening - and it was great just to feel the atmosphere and walk through the buzz of the Big Apple.  But it is a good 90 minutes each way, so not something that I can do too often.  Especially as I have to drive from Princeton Junction train station to home and therefore can't have much to drink.