New York City – Second Time in a year

Last time I was in New York was in September and it was GREAT to be back. The place I was couchsurfing at with Pauline last time had moved to another part of Brooklyn, but a majority of the people and the same wonderful atmosphere still in place. The house is now in Williamsburg and it’s a very interesting flat which starts with a corridor for a couple of metres leading to the kitchen and two rooms. Then theres a spiral staircase down to the ground floor where the grand living room is. There was space enough for 15 couchsurfers but at the moment 11 where staying there. The US, Canada, Germany, Estonia, Finland, Sweden, Butan, The UK and Japan was represented in the house during my stay. We had a great midsummer feast in the house. Bought a lot of stuff from IKEA and made a true Swedish midsummer dinner (there were three finnish girls from the Swedish speaking minority of Finland in the house).
We also went to a movie at the outdoor cinema in Bryantt Park. A great experience with over a 1000 people watching a movie in a park. What I found the most interesting though was the lightning system for the park. There was one HUGE light on top of one of the skyscrapers pointing down at the park and making it look like daylight even though it was almost midnight. I wonder how much power that light consumed… That’s the kind of things I like to have in my mind. : P
I was shopping around a lot for camping gear which has been one of my main interests lately, and I found great stuff. A western mountaineering caribou mf sleeping bag and a Big Agnes Fly Creek UL2. The sleeping bag weighs around 600 grams (1 pound 4 ounces) and the Tent (which is spacious enough for 2 people weighs exactly 1 kg (2 pounds). I have now got a complete home with tent, sleeping bag and air matress weighing 2 kilograms! That feels great!
I am longing to get back to the US and also to Canada. I want to go to so many places and see things and meet people. The people in North America are so talkative and that’s what I lvoe about it. I hope to get back next year and visit California, Colorado, Florida, New Orleans, New York, Toronto and Vancouver. That would be amazing. We will see how things turn out!