Day 13: Up high and a watch
It’s our last day, this afternoon we head home. But we still have most of the day. We start out by going to the Rockefeller Centre, Top of the Rock....
Day 12: Touring the Rock
We arrange a tour of the Rockefeller Centre today. We’ve visited the Centre a couple of times and got lost in the labyrinth of halls and tunnels, so thought, why...
Day 11: The Met
Today we visit The Met. A long, but interesting visit. From artwork that is supposedly worth hundreds of millions of dollars to one of kind priceless sculptures we can certainly...
Day 10: Washington Square Park
At last the cloud cover has lifted. We are greeted with a glorious sunny day. I first head to Times Square and wander around. I take some photos trying to...
Day 09: Lincoln Central
Today we go a little uptown and explore the Lincoln Centre. A little later we have a pre-arranged tour of Central Park with a guide. The Lincoln Centre is located...
Day 08: Transiting to Brooklyn
We head out to Brooklyn today. We still haven’t had much sun. Today the clouds hang low and heavy just above us and the city is shrouded in a mist....
Day 07: Nice work
We head out today, again overcast and a little stormy, but mild and on the side of warm and walk to Grand Central Terminal. We experienced this exquisite building last...
Day 06: From Chelsea to Grace
We’ve arranged a tour of Chelsea Markets today. We’ve never visited, we hear its busy and the best way to get a good understanding is to undertake a guided tour,...
Day 05: Rock of Ages
We stay pretty local today and do a little bit of shopping in and around Times Square. There are a multitude of shops, both name brands and designer brands as...
Day 04: From here to eternity
We head out again, generally we have a plan, but sometimes we just head out and walk, we might have a destination in mind, or we might just be walking....
Day 03: A cruisey cruise
Today we cruised New York, with a delightful cruise up and down the Hudson River. We were treated to a delightful lunch on board and enjoyed a wonderful lesson associated...
Day 02: Just wandering
The sky is heavy and full of ominous grey overhead, it seems these storms will be with us for a few days. Although this morning the rain holds off and...
Day 01: The MoMA
An autumnal storm sweeps through New York in the morning. We are caught right in the middle of it as we venture to the Metropolitan Museum of Art (MoMAet). Thankfully we have...
Day 00: Good things come in threes…
Who would have believed that for the third year in a row we would get an opportunity to visit the Big Apple. This time though it was a deliberate choice...