I was apprehensive about my first 9/11 memorial service in NYC. I work two blocks from the World Trade Centre site, so thought it would be ignorant not to acknowledge the memorial service. The comissioned Koenig Sphere that originally sat between the two towers was crushed by their collapse, and removed and repositioned in it's damaged state to Battery park in 2002. Today, flags from around the world surrounded the eerie monument, as well Star Spangled banners with every victims name on it. At Ground Zero, the names of the 2973 people who lost their lives was read out over a sombre four hours. Despite the seriousness and sadness of the event, it was noted the huge crowds that had flocked in previous years were absent, chosing to pay their respects privately elsewhere. It had been spitting all morning, and as the event came to a close, it poured down, with everyone running to Century 21 for cover. For those who have yet to experience the heaven/hell of the discount label haven - it is floors and floors of coveted designer goods with price tags slashed. To be fair, a reasonable percentage of those clutching the Memorial Service program in one hand and a half-priced Marc Jacobs dress in the other weren't American (the familiar Aussie twang was an overriding note), but it still stood as a symbol that six years on, the people of NYC are well-dressed and moving on.