New York ,New York!

I cant believe Im back in New York!I arrived at JFK last night after a very interesting journey....Virgin Atlantic ended up upgrading me to Upper Class!So I had the luxuory of a bed, 4 course meal and unlimited champage!After the bus journey into Manhattan I headed to the place that would become my new home for the next few weeks of my life! I turned up outside a Japanese restaurant with a couple of stairs above leading into an apartment block, kinda dirty, think i saw a rat! Finally got to meet Paige after all of our email conversations and she showed me into my Hells Kitchen abode!!!I was plesantly suprised, it was really nice, oak floors, high ceilings!!!Finished off the evening by catching up with my good friend Keren and drinking too much Bombay Sapphire!
Woke up extra bright and early this morning....5.30am to be exact and just couldnt sleep!Went out grabbed a coffee and went out for an early walk, headed up to columbus circle, admired central park and then headed back to the apartment to get ready for my first day back in New York! I love Hells Kitchen, its going to prove a fun area to live in, fabulous restaurants, a Spanish fruit market right on my door step and the inevitable "Duane Reade" on every corner! My new housemate Sandra took me to this great little organic supermarket where I stocked up on some shopping before heading down to SoHo!!!We went for lunch at 'Cafe Gitane' which was lovely, avocado on toast!Yum!We then went on for a look at the Rebecca Taylor boutique, the company I was about to start working my second fashion season with!
Went for a wander around mid-town this afternoon and spotted all my old haunts....Cafe Metro, New Star, Eastern Silks!!!Headed down to 34th Street to have a good look at the Empire State building and found myself gravitating towards 8th Ave to catch a glimpse at Webster Hall, the place where I was living last year, which was weird as to stand there was like revisiting my first ever experience of New York!
All I can say is Im so happy to be back, I start work on tuesday as It is Memorial day on Monday so Im looking forward to seeing everyone!And of course Im looking forward to the next couple of days, visiting all my favourite places and doing some much deserved shopping!!!!!