I mentioned this in my last post but new york weather is weird. I was sitting at my local Starbucks today enjoying an iced caramel macchiato in the 30 degree heat when I felt a big 'plop' on my head. At first I thought it was a dirty pigeon, damn those stinky pigeons, but it was a huge drop of rain. And then another one. And just like that the heavens opened up and the rain fell from the sky like big bits of bird poo. The drops were 'heavy' and huge. Never seen anything like it.

10 min later it was clear skies again. Yes like I said... Weird.

The other thing which is not so weird but rather foul is that after it rains for a short period like that, and especially in this heatwave, the sidewalks start to smell of urine and shit. Dogs (and homeless people) piss and shit all over the footpath so a brief spell of rain is enough to bring it all to the surface again, but not enough to wash it away. Disgusting. Far gone is the lovely smell after the rain which we get in Australia.