if you happen to see the Palumbo gallery on 972 Lexington Ave
or Todd Merrill antiques on 65 Bleeker Street , stop in.

Where else did you go in NYC, Val? any museums?

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

:THAT or something else

Yankee Stadium?

Is Phil pinching one off in the park there?

Hope you're done with the paperwork soon and all will be sorted as quickly and painlessly as possible.

JerseyKRS said:

Went to the Yankee store if that helps?

Was gonna buy Erin a Sox top but they didnt have any
[Edited 4/21/08 17:23pm]

OK, I haven't done my research here but maybe you UKers can confirm if this is true or not. I was offered a job in London last year but couldn't get around the work VISA in the timeframe needed for me to accept the position. I was told by someone that works in London on a work Visa that I have special consideration with the UK government since my grandmother was born a british subject. Does this help in my getting dual citizenship if I needed it?

Spookymuffin said:

i want a jeff koons sculpture for my front yard!

mdiver said:

Erin doesn't care for the Sox anymore.

Thank you Nick.


Let's see we saw the WTC, Central Park, Empire State Building, Times Square, 5th Ave, grand Central Station....

ummm I think that was it for today. My feet hurt.

We will see more tomorrow.

shanti0608 said:

cool looking replacements! r they the same hight as the TT?

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

If anyone back to grandparent level held a UK passport or was a citizen then you can apply for a UK passport.

That removes the need for a Visa

Lawd I hate visas. Off to Penang on the 5th to get another 3 months.

Then have to start on Mon's two, for the UK and Ireland, in June.

JerseyKRS said:

Wife beater

foxyflawedhands said:

It is crazy and frustrating.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

I'm not sure anymore, since the laws have *just* changed.

What I know is that: permanent residency and dual-citizenships are harder to obtain. BUT the Highly-Skilled Migrant's Visa has become easier to obtain, albeit providing you can tick the specific boxes. That gets you into England for 5 years.

Spookymuffin said:

I bet it's easier for many folks to get one of those that it would be for me to take my wife back to the UK permanently.

xperience319 said:

taller.

foxyflawedhands said:

I fucking hate them.

shanti0608 said:

Great pics guys!!!!

Welcome to the Big Apple! Org note me if you want to go to any museums....I work within walking distance of The Met, The Guggenheim, The Neue Gallerie, El Museo del Barrio, The Jewish Museum, and the National Academy. I am happy to get you in free to any of them...(and you don't have to feel obligated to hang out with me).

You could also do the Staten Island Ferry to go past the Statue of Liberty. It's free and once you get to Staten Island you just get off, walk briskly back around the terminal and get right back on the ferry to head back to Manhattan. It's nice to go around sunset so you see the Manhattan skyline just as the light are coming on.


PS. MoMA is closed on Tuesdays.

FunkMistress said:

I adore Ireland!

Spookymuffin said:

If you had the same law WE do its automatic when the child pops out!

mdiver said:

bloody red tape

I will NEVER have a Thai passport no matter what I do, nor will I ever have half the rights a Thai does. Not that I really want all that half the time anyway.

YOU'RE ON THE WRONG COAST DAMN-IT!!!!!

Carry on....I love you both.

JerseyKRS said:

Dope is sort of 'legal' here, Jerse.....

Nice pics and I am so happy you are enoying NY despite of the reason you were going there ! I agree that Ground Zero is very humbling. And I couldn't believe how small the site actually is .

abierman said:

we were just discussing this morning where we want to move when the kids are grown, and it's a toss between Belgium and Netherlands. Whick do we choose??

I am working on an irony, but it's late in the day and I can't quite word it correctly so stick with me.

Is it not rather ironic to be in New York, at ground zero, becasue you had to be in that particular city to sort a residency visa. A visa requirement that has come about recently due to the tightening of citizenship laws. Citizenship laws that have been reviewed because of our changing political environemt as a result of the 9/11 attacks.

No? Made me go



I love New York, I stood on top of the towers late in 1999 and haven't had the chance to go back yet.

Hope you get things sorted and hopefully catch you both at the weekend

Safe trip back,