Quickly, the rest of the first day in NYC…
It was Friday, June 19th, and we'd breakfasted, we'd gelato'd, we'd walked a lot at the Little Island and the High Line, and I was in need of refreshment after all that walking. We'd managed to walk a few blocks to a drugstore on our first night to get bottled water and distilled water, and I have to say it was super fun to carry the two heavy gallon jugs all the way back to the hotel. But on Friday night I wanted something with a little fizz. I decided to see what they had in the vending machines. There was only one, on the first floor, and when I opened the door I was flabbergasted. It...

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