nyc: grid

it should almost be impossible to get lost in manhatten. the avenues run uptown and downtown. the streets run west and east. the exceptions are lower manhatten where the street look more like the streets in a london a-z, and of course broadway which runs at a diagonal across the city.
so with that in mind there should be no chance you can get lost, well that is all well and good as long as you are not me.
so far each night i have gone off course and ended up somewhere i wasn't planning to be, while it is a good way to see the city, but if you trhink you know where you are.
so i have gotten lost on everynight i have ended up getting lost. friday saw it getting to silll as i managed to end up several blocks, away from where i though, instead of being on 34th, i was on seventh avenue and west 23rd (where the chelsea art are based,,, abnd miles away from the javits centre where i was supposed to be....)
an hour later, some more walking, catching the subway i got to where i planned on being.,
the funny pary is that i got out of my regular station which gave me the option of walking down the 34th (my normal route) but i decided to do 33rd - it would be running parallell to the 34th, and once i got to the end i can just turn right into the javits, it was a plan. that all went wrong when i ended up going down 7th avenue,,,,,,

and please don't even get me starrted on broadway and its ability to make me walking in one direction (uptown) only for me to realise i am now approaching downtown.

the map makes it look so simple, but the city is readfy to screw with yoyu is something you should never underestimated.
you just have to love the city for that.