Whoa it’s hot again today. So we tried to stay in most of the day with the aircon going instead of going out and walking the streets and making ourselves all swollen and hot! It’s so bizarre to have the windows shut tight, and look out at a grey sky and understand that it’s stinking out there; that if you open the window warm air gushes in. Just not something I’m used to coming from Wellington.

It doesn’t look hot out there does it, more like a coolish day, about to rain.

However, the pull of coffee was too great to resist so we put on our shorts and jandals and walked very slowly the few blocks it is to the airconditioned Fika. Quite a stiff breeze for New York today and that helped. Saw this hilarious sight near the cafe – a fan, that got itself whirling in the wind, looking like it was doing it’s best to keep the city cool.

The little fan that could!

Thanks to Time Out New York we’ve discovered another fantastic cafe in our work neighbourhood – well, a little further away that Saturdays Surf but will definitely be worth the walk some days. It’s not on the NY Times coffee list but we’re adding it to our own list – RBC NYC.

One main draw card is the Slayer machine – only 20 or so of these machines world wide and we know about them because the Customs Brew Bar opened by Supreme just before we left Wellington has the only one in New Zealand. Amazing due to the ability to control the pressure/temperature/flow for a single espresso extraction.

So we had to go take a look – also, the Time Out said they made the best iced latte in town and as it’s the season of cold coffee drinks for most people, The Mister thought it was about time to try one.

Upon entry the first thing we spotted was a guy in a trilby hat – a good start seeing as that seems to be the mark of a good barista here! They thought we were from Australia when we showed interest in the Slayer, because there’s one now in Melbourne – so we told them all about Supreme’s one in Wellington.

My god the coffee was good, both the cappuccino and the iced latte. And their cookies were regular size, not giant, and delicious – I had a peanut butter one.

RBC NYC, 71 Worth Street, New York

As we enter the milestone of less than 6 weeks until we have to leave New York and resume our lives in Wellington I’m trying to think of things I’ve missed in the vein hope that it will give me something to look forward to. There’s no way I’m going to think of things I won’t miss from here! People at home are now starting to enquire whether or not we’re looking forward to coming back and are saying they’re looking forward to seeing us. However, we’re not looking forward to going back and when we say we’re not pleased to be back, don’t take it personally!