Day 09: Good-bye, good-bye good-bye
Our last day in New York. What a trip it has been. Today we walk to Central Park for one last visit and enjoy the beautiful surrounds and tranquility of...
Day 08: Stranger in this town
We headed down to the Flatiron district this morning. When we arrived, I looked up and saw for the first time the Flatiron building, with the dun high overhead and...
Day 07: Stop
Today we ventured downtown, to where 5rth Avenue starts, at Washington Square Arch and Park. The weather was magnificent, with the sun shining and a light cool breeze. The Park...
Day 06: Fleeting glimpse
Today architecture is high on our list. We get up close to the Empire State Building and then walk along 5th Avenue back to Pershing Square and admire Grand Central Terminal,...
Day 05: Go to the show
It’s very overcast today, there is a threat of rain, but for now the cloud cover holds its away. We head downtown to the Brooklyn Bridge and the financial district....
Day 04: Lights. Turn on the sound effects. Action
Finally, the day is here. The real reason we are in this fair city. Roger Waters. I’m excited, Mardi is not fussed. It’s just another day for her in New...
Day 03: The pain lingers on
Today we did Central Park proper. We’d read about a number of things before visiting. The Imagine memorial for John Lennon, a sneaky hidden panther statue call Still Hunt, Bethesda...
Day 02: Is there anybody out there
We decided to experience the city from up high, explore the Rockefeller Centre and after dark took the ride up. From high up you get such a different perspective. The...
Day 01: That space cadet glow
Our first day in Manhattan is a whirlwind. We wake up and have no idea what to do, where to go, or how to get to where we have no...
Day 00: So ya, thought ya, might like to, go to the show
In late 2009 Roger Waters (Pink Floyd) announced a tour of the USA where he would recreate the classic Pink Floyd shows of 1980/81 featuring the seminal album The Wall....