Yesterday was a quiet day for me in New York, but I did manage to fulfil my own goal; I found a tea shop! Despite the size of New York City, tea shops are not easy to come by.

I went to Harney and Sons in SoHo on Broome Street.

The irony is, I suppose, that I really just wanted a pretty standard black tea. More specifically: English Breakfast, or as it is known in the United Kingdom: Tea.

The shop had a café area where you could sit and have a cup of tea. Which was helpful, because then I could try the tea before buying it.

A rather cozy environment for tea drinking.

Their English Breakfast brew was excellent, so I decided to buy some tea bags. Although, I now fear that for the length of my trip, 20 bags may be somewhat on the wee side.

But it was not all a tea day, after that I went further South on Manhattan, eventually to Lower Manhattan and Battery Park.

Backside of some buildings in this area.

From there, you can see the Staten Island Ferry, Governor's Island, some container cranes, plenty of boats and ships, and something left behind by the French.

The Staten Island ferry making its way back to Manhattan.

Buildings on Lower Manhattan.

Walking North from there, you pass by the Brooklyn Bridge. Well, you might, but I went a slightly different route, so I could only see said bridge from a distance. That was OK, though, because even from there it was pretty impressive.

Brooklyn Bridge from City Hall Park.

The idea was to make it to Madison Square Park, to get to Shake Shack in that park. Recommended by my brother, I had to try their burger, and it was excellent. The queue was long, but it was worth it.

Of course this time, I made the right choice of ordering the small portions. They really should just call them 'European portions'. Or 'appropriate portions'.

An overexposed Empire State Building is visible from Madison Square Park.

The time was only 14:00 when I was done here. But I felt exhausted, so I returned to the hotel. Here I spent the rest of the day, and practically slept for almost 12 hours. There were plenty of practical items to get done, so it was not all sleep. Just a lot of it.

As for my car, I am certain that it has been unloaded in Port Newark, and that I will get a customs clearance today. However, I have not gotten a confirmation of my car's arrival, and that still bothers me. But then again, I do get overly concerned. So this is just another thing for me to worry about. Hopefully, my concern will have all been pointless.