Day 31: Stats, and a quick run around
452,256 steps in the Big Apple375 kms walked554 floors climbed, those Dann subway steps59 trips on the subway31 perfect nights at the always feels like home AKAToo many burgers6 great...
Day 30: A birthday, tea and symphony
Our last full day in the Big Apple was also my birthday. Sadly Mardi chest infection and cough is still lingering so we had a reasonably quiet day. Despite her heavy...
Day 29: A look at death
As our adventure draws to an end we made our way up to the Lincoln Square area, Broadway and 9th Avenue (Columbus Drive up here). The NYC Folk Art Museum...
Day 28: A few more lights, windows and trees
After a bit of a sleep in we got up to a grey and cool day. Mardi's chest was still pretty congested so our plans included a visit to the...
Day 27: A night of lights
Monday dawns another beautiful sunny day. We've had such good weather the whole time. A few rainy days here and there, but mostly sunny and not too cold. Most evenings...
Day 26: A view from above
Mardi was feeling really unwell today and decided to have a day in. We also needed to start the arduous task of packing. It's amazing how spread out you get...
Day 25: A culinary tour of Brooklyn
We caught up with Josh from Urban Adventures today, although we weren't adventuring we were eating, so it was an Urban Oyster event. We met Josh a few weeks ago...
Day 24: A terrific time with trains and terminals
We were up early for our planned visit to Grand Central Terminal (GCT) today, a four hour tour starting at 10am. The tour advertised secret passageways, doors and some serious...
Day 23: A tree, tenement and tea
After a sleep in after last nights concert and late night, Mardi is feeling a little unwell. A mild chest infection and sniffles, so she decides to take it easy...
Day 22: A check up and the piano man
And on the 22nd day it rained and rained and rained and rained. Another two inches. The streets are awash with the proverbial cats and dogs. Our first outing, early, was...
Day 21: A wet day at the museum
With generous thanks to Bob, who scored two all access tickets to the museum of natural history, we enjoyed a full day out of the rain. Thanks Bob! I'd also like...
Day 20: A colourful walk and looking at NYC, missing something…
We'd planned a visit to the museum of the city of New York for a few days now but hadn't made it, so today was the say. We've visited a...
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...