TranscriptLeave for NY, 10.25 AM.
Cab to airport. Took off on schedule, 10.30; first-class seats, courtesy of Florentine Films. Landed on schedule; cab to Royalton via tunnel. Didnt like room on 11th floor; changed to 814 with tub & fireplace, two easy chairs, etc. Quick trip to Record Hunter; got Perlemutter [sic] Ravel, Schumann Piano Trios, Mozart piano sonatas. Dinner with Hugs at “Hulot,” a French bistro on Lexington. Used Visa credit card for first time: $178.37. Steep, but supposed I’d get used to it over the next four days & nights. Trouble sleeping. Room stuffy & hot. Slept fitfully, 3 to 5.30, then from 6 to 8.30. |