Although not in Antwerp, Amsterdam or Paris food is not bad at all.Portions however, are not European but goliath. I mean huge portions!Lot’s of burgers, oversized pizza’s and buckets of pop drinks.Katz’s is one of those places you should visit for the atmosphere, they have a wall of fame and BIG sandwiches. Believe me, one is enough for 2 stomachs. Don’t forget to go to Sylvia’s as well. But no panic, you can find healthy food as well.Same for a good cup of coffee & biscuit.In central Park there’s even a ‘Pain Quotidien’ Yezzz, Belgian food.

End of October, in the heat of the election comic strip, Karen & I travel to NYC.Timing is just perfect, right in the middle of an exceptional Indian Summer! Central Park is a lovely start for a walk & a bike tour.Many others will follow. Chelsea, Harlem, High Line, Brooklyn, Korean area….Some of them were inspired by the ‘yellow book’ of Patrick van Rosendaal.A Belgian guide based in NYC and founder of BENY.His credo: “come as a Belgian, leave as a New Yorker” We also met one of the best airbnb hosts ever, Guy & Velvet. Next to the WTC …

Not the only one in NYC, but probably the best known. This park is a true blessing, lungs of green in the middle of steel and concrete. At Strawberry fields, the Lennon memorial, we got spoiled by a choir of youngsters singing their best. (video see below)At Bethesda terrasse was a young lady performing with a voice that made you shiver. Open air opera. Remember this was late October and thanks to the Indian Summer we had an extraordinary time.