cooling off

As the temperatures stay near 90 Fahrenheit (28 centigrade) I go away from the center to cool off a bit, in, well, Harlem. As you may have heard, Harlem is now a dynamic, charming part of the city, where former President Bill Clinton has made his home. Busy main streets give way to well-built, orderly side streets with proud Victorian-style townhouses. This is my last day in the Big Apple, after which I will return to my clean, outer-city central European home.