What a way to start a trip....we landed at JFK and cabbed it to the Roger Smith Hotel on Lexington where Joe proceeded to tell the receptionist that it was our 43rd wedding anniversary (a man after my own heart !).  She upgraded us to a beautiful suite....hugh living room, dining area, kitchenette, separate bedroom with king bed...nice !  All for $90 a night...what a deal !

We checked in, walked a block, got two slices and a soda for $5, came back and took a nap...again, nice...

We met Mike and Chelsea at their apartment and saw the pics of their Asian Adventures...amazing !  It was soooooo good to see the two of them - and the puppy, of course - glad they're finally back in the good old US of A.

That night we went to New York Vintners for a wine tasting and dinner.  We did a vertical tasting - all cabernets for 12 different years ...1986 up to 2008...- from Dunn Vineyards...one of the preeminent wineries in Napa.  Talk about a party !  The wines were spectacular ad the food was great...by the time we went through the sparkling wine to start, the 12 tastings, the bottle for the table, the extra pours from the magnums, and the after dinner whisky, we were ready for our jammies big time...the most difficult part of the evening was trying to fit the card key into the hotel door !  Let's just say that it was slow going for all concerned the next morning....

Sunday we had a late brunch near Grammercy Park, took another nap (what are vacations for, right ?), and went back to Mike and Chelsea's for pizza - and a beautiful bottle of wine ...

Today we'll pack up, have our "last" burger for a while - at Shake Shack, of course - and cab it back to JFK for a 6pm flight to Milan.

We might do without wine today...just sayin'....

Love to all....Chris and her wino husband