the next day would be filled with cold calling on local shops. we stumbled upon some old friends and made some new friends as well. i married into a new york family, and let me tell you, they are a different breed of people. growing up in the midwest, i'm used to people holding the door for others, offering help with luggage, and smiling. i was hoping the local tobacconists were more like the midwest locals that i was fond of growing up. turns out they were. i was a little intimidated walking in blind off the street to some of these places. they all treated us like we were family. (many thanks to Luis at Nat Sherman)
the next day was spent in SOHO hitting the local favorites. lombardi's pizzeria, davidoff of geneva, and columbus circle. the night was capped off with a few cigars at lexington bar and books.
saturday was spent smoking more cigars (mainly cabaiguan guapos). thanks to Gus at the Cigar Inn for turning me onto that great cigar. then a little frank sinatra at the carnegie club to cap off the evening and trip. now we're just waiting for our cigars to come in so we can send them to the shops.
