I had brunch today with an environmentalist who I had arranged to meet under the clock in the main concourse at Grand Central Station. This is one of my more favourite of public spaces in the world. It has to be one of the most beautiful halls to be found anywhere. Many famous movies have been filmed in the station including Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest with Hollywood heart throb, Cary Grant.
It's always a thrill for me to stand in that maginficent marbled hall below the impressive painted ceiling. As I waited, I pretended to myself that I was Robert De Niro who appeared in the 1988 movie, Midnight Run, which included a dramatic scene shot at the station.
When you are old enough, you absolutely must go to Grand Central Station when you are in New York. You definately won't be dissapointed.
Following an afternoon of shopping -- I buy most of my clothes in New York because I am a fairly average build here, while I often have problems finding my size in Europe -- I had dinner with my good friend Chris Deri and his family on the Upper East Side.
It was a lovely day in my beloved city of New York.
Grandpa Jonathan
New York, USA
