Day 30: Back to reality
I use our free morning to visit the Top of the Rock. Mardi drops me off. I’m still lacking confidence in getting around and Mardi’s help has been invaluable. I...
Day 29: Wow, there’s a lot of packing!
Time to pack! We spend most of the day indoors packing. I take a quick visit outside for lunch, Shake Shack, which is becoming a bit of a tradition on...
Day 28: Rats, Bosie (again) and ice skating
We visit the Grand Central area again, but this time explore some of the shops around Grand Central outside the terminal area. One building Mardi points out is quite interesting....
Day 27: Brooklyn to Tiffany
As low cloud rolled in, we rolled out on the subway to Brooklyn. We haven’t spent a lot of time in Brooklyn, so wanted to have a good look around....
Day 26: The Boathouse
As our trip is coming to an end soon, we revisit some of the things we love. Grand Central takes our focus this morning. This magnificent piece of architecture never...
Day 25: Rockettes
Today is all about Radio City Music Hall and the Rockettes. In the morning we enjoy a tour of the hall. We walk the hallways, visit the sound booth, under...
Day 24: Doctors, skyscrapers and perfect tea
We visited Dr Nissen again today for a check up. He is happy with my progress. My retina is stable and I can start to look straight ahead again. We...
Day 23: Unicorns
This morning we spent some time wandering our local area, before heading to Bloomindales for a look around. We haven’t spent much time in department stores in New York, so...
Day 22: Brooklyn, then Bruce, the Roger
Brooklyn took our focus today, specifically the botanic gardens and the Brooklyn museum. We caught the subway to the gardens first and wandered around. It is a beautiful setting which...
Day 21: Lights, cameras, action
We start the day at Herald Square. Mardi wants to check out some cosmetics at Macy’s before we go for a tour in Central Park this afternoon. We catch the...
Day 20: Chocolate
We see Bob today. Bob, some of you may remember from 2012. We met Bob in 2012 as he offered a couple of tours. One in Chelsea and the other...
Day 19: A marathon
It is New York Marathon day today, we head out and watch some of the race. We head across to third Avenue to watch the runners. We do this by...
Day 18: Serendipity
We ride the subway up to 61st St and 3rd Avenue in search of Serendipity 3. Serendipity 3 is a cafe/restaurant that featured in the movie Serendipity. Its claim to fame is...
Day 17: Cruising
Today we go on a cruise. We cruise deep northwards up the Hudson, as far as Westpoint. The four hour cruise is a delight. We get to sit and just...