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New York Day 8

Last full day in New York. I started by going to the Museum of the City of New York. It was a nice little museum and had a great little film that gave a super clear, interesting history of the city. I wish I had seen that on the first day.





After that I met Trulee and Paula at the temple. We had a great session. Love the decor of that temple. They've tied in a lot of New York stuff in the decor. It was also nice just to feel the spirit of the temple in the middle of New York City.

After that I went back to the apartment and vegged until the play Lady Day. This was a one woman show featuring Audra McDonald played Ella Fitzgerald. She won Best Actress this year for the play. At first I thought it was for mimicking her singing style. But she was portraying her as a drug addict and alcoholic a few months before she died and it was a so gripping. Can't quite explain it, but there were parts where I was just holding my breath because the feeling there was so intense. Wow! Super depressing but amazing.



We ended at a Thai restaurant we like and when we went home Joelle threw up and then Trulee and I had a sick stomach all night, although I never threw up. Nice way to end the trip. :)

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