Kazuki's Canada Blog: Thursday

Posted on Friday 06 Jun 2008 and tagged with kazuki, blog, canada.

New York was just amazing. I’d never been there prior to my visit at the end of last week and I wasn’t disappointed: it’s big, it’s busy and it’s beautiful.

I was there with my girlfriend, my trainer Nick and his wife and we kept ourselves really busy throughout our stay. We saw all the touristy bits – the Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty, Grand Central Station – as well as some of the more thought-provoking places like Ground Zero. I’ve wanted to visit the site of the Twin Towers since 9/11 2001 and it was quite emotional.

Other stuff? We saw a performance of the Lion King, took in a New York Mets versus LA Dodgers baseball game (the Mets have a couple of famous Japanese pitchers) and ate in a brilliant Japanese restaurant called Megu. A good time was had by all.

statue of liberty Now though, it’s back to the serious business. I arrived in Montreal on Tuesday evening, since when I’ve been training and walking the track prior to tomorrow’s opening practice sessions. AT&T Williams traditionally goes well at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, so let’s hope to keep the tradition alive this weekend!