Day 19: A giant day (buildings, water and walking)
Mardi was feeling a bit under the weather today so she decided to take it easy. I used the opportunity to walk around the park, Central, this time. Sunday in...
Day 18: A grand piano, two songs and four parks
No sleep in Saturday continues as our apartment gets a visit from housekeeping, so we get up early and plan a day of walking. Starting at the ever picturesque Madison Square...
Day 17: A day at the shops
The day after Thanksgiving is known as Black Friday. A manic day of shopping for many, for us, we know to avoid midtown and so headed to the flatiron district....
Day 16: A day of thankful relaxation
Thanksgiving in the USA is said by many to be a more important holiday then Christmas. From our visits and times we've spent thanksgiving here we tend to agree. The day...
Day 15: A temple, Pharaohs, design and raccoons
As we reach our half way point we continued the cultural education today with a visit to the MET. The Metropolitan Museum of Art is a must do on any...
Day 14: A day of designing to fine dining
Tuesday marked the anniversary of the assassination of JFK, the TV was blazed with special after special, rom conspiracy theorists, to people who were there, modern day detectives and historians.The...
Day 13: A beastie day
As the clouds cleared over Manhattan, the cold stayed. The beautiful autumn weather of our first two weeks has quickly slipped into a winters cold. We had a fairly light day...
Day 12: A day to catch our breath
After a hectic first two weeks in the Big Apple we needed a break. We planned nothing on Sunday and essential sat around in our PJs all day. The weather was...
Day 11: A bridge (almost) too far
Brooklyn was in our sights today. A simple bus trip along 42nd to the UN building. A walk down the esplanade on the East river and up and onto the...
Day 10: A harmonious, height filled day in Harlem
A planned tour in Harlem was on the cards today. We left early to make the 80 block subway journey with a little trepidation. Our last visit to Harlem, 2016,...
Day 09: A wall, walk, wander and weary feet
Another perfect day in NYC. The sun was shining, the walking was fun and our favorite lounge at a Bosie was free. Before heading out together I went for a walk...
Day 08: A Central Park we’ve never seen
The rain disappeared as quickly as the supermoon. Wednesday dawned with another great day. We'd planned lunch on the upper east side, followed by a museum visit and walk in...
Day 07: A midtown walk in the rain
We woke to thunder bolts and lightning. So had a morning in. Washing and tidying up. We had a walking tour planned for midtown at 2pm and hoped the weather would...
Day 06: A bike. A cruise. A truck. A gutter.
An eclectic day was our Monday. We were up early, we had a few things planned. Mardi had a Pilates session, I wanted to do some time lapse filming, go to...
Day 05: A pleasant walk in the park
Sunday dawned sunnier and warmer than yesterday. The weather is just magical. The sky so blue, the air crisp and fresh. Living as NewYorkers we decided to do the Sunday...
Day 04: A lunch with friends
Another wonderfully sunny day dawned in NYC, although the temperature had dipped, a top of 10 degrees today, we hit the streets when it was only five degrees. We'd planned on...
Day 03: A sleep in, walk and dinner
After a big day yesterday, around 14 hours out of our hotel we planned a lazy day today. Veterans Day in the USA and here in NYC also featured a...
Day 02: A common spot of shopping
We decided to beat the high prices of Fifth Avenue and the assorted high streets of Manhattan and headed upstate to Woodbury Common. Google it. Seriously. It's mind boggling. We got...
Day 01: A new dawn
After a late night watching the unfolding story of an unexpected Trump win, we wake to the news he has won. Wow. Media reports abound mostly displaying shock. How did...
Day 00: Journey Start
Waking Tuesday morning to a balmy but dark Canberra, we gave ourselves about an hour to do a few last little things before our cab arrived. 3.45 quickly became 4.45...
Day 03: Time for home, but first
We are due to fly home later tonight and arrange late checkout. We start packing and then head off for our last breakfast. Delicious as usual. After breakfast we wander...
Day 02: Getting lost
We woke to storms and humidity. A lazy morning followed by another breakfast in the bustling market place. We sit and watch the maddening crowd. After breakfast, Mardi takes it...
Day 01: Crazy streets: quiet parks
After a great nights sleep I headed out for a quick walk while Mardi took it easy. When I got back we meandered down to breakfast. What to have? Eggs,...
Day 00: Let’s go
We started off out of Canberra, a balmy April morning. Wet and warm, into Sydney. A quick trip through customs and with a couple of hours to spare settled into...
Day 29: Time to go home
A day of packing, catching up with Bob and one last burger before we head off to the airport. The rain continued as we rose early to finish the massive task...
Day 28: A few of our favourite things
Our last full day in the big apple and we were presented with a wet, windy and cold day. We didn't let this dampen our spirits. We had a few...
Day 27: Central Park, just one more time
After a lazy morning we decided to take a stroll through Central Park. Before we headed up to the park I went for a walk around our area, Mardi continued the...
Day 26: Lower East side and Bob and Cathy
After a couple of brief trips to the Lower East Side we arranged to meet up with Bob and Cathy. This is their Neighbourhood and we were keen to see...
Day 25: Per Se on a wet day
We were very lucky to score a table at Per Se for lunch this trip. They only have lunch twice a week and we were very much looking forward to...
Day 24: Black Friday
We planned on doing some shopping today. Black Friday in the USA signifies the start of the holiday and sales season. Massive discounts just about everywhere. We headed to the flatiron...
Day 23: Thanksgiving
After a wakeful night as a result of the stinky smokers next door, we managed to get up and made it to the breakfast kindly put on by the AKA...
Day 22: More tea and a proposal
After a lazy morning and quick trip to Bergdof Goodman to check out some pre thanksgiving and Black Friday sales, we headed down to Greenwich village for tea at Bosie. Bosie...