West Side Day...

Hi Everyone,
I hope everyone is well!
Rob wasn't very well yesterday so we didn't do anything, we went out in the evening to grab take out pizza but thats all we managed.
Today he is feeling alot better so we decided to do our 'West side' day which is quite slow pace.
We headed to Columbus Circle and got the bus up the West side to Zabars (my favourite deli in NYC). We got picnic stuff; cheese, salami, bread, chicken etc. We then wandered into Central park and had a picnic. This was really nice... I love the squirrels!!! lol!
After our picnic we headed down to have a quick walk around central park towards strawberry fields. We exited the park at the Dakota building and got the subway up to Cathedral parkway.
This is up at the top of central park and is where St John the Divine Cathedral is and Columbia University. We had a look in the childrens sculpture garden and then went into the Cathedral. This is reported as the largest cathedral in the world, however some say it is just the largest in North America. I think the differing opinion comes from what you define as a cathedral. The cathedral is in fact very large but you cannot get the effect of this due to most of it being partitioned off because of the fire in 2001. I thought this might have been completed by now but it hadn't been. I think the cathedral really represents the culture in America of the bigger is better approach, therefore it tends to lack any ornate elegance. Rob's believes that the cathedral is just a reflection of it being a 20th century cathedral rather than a renaissance church.
Hmmmmm possibly a bit of both.
After that we walked around Columbia university, they have some kind of fundraising festival on. The university is notably smaller than Berkeley or Yale but is very attractive.
After this we went to a cafe called the pastry company (where I had been before with my Parents and Jen) to have some tea. Then we headed to Miss Mama's Spoonbread company which is a southern soul food restaurant. This was really really good! I had pork cops and rob had 'smothered chicken'. As in anywhere in America the portions were HUGE!!! lol! The meal was FANTASTIC THOUGH!!!
We got the bus back to our hostel after that and are just watching tv. Tomorrow we are going to go and have brunch in Brooklyn!!! I went out to find wine a minute ago and went to two shops, they both looked at me very oddly when I requested wine and I have ended up with beer.
I hope everyone is good (especially Sho!!!)!
Lots of Love,
Sarah xxx