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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
We'd made plans today to visit one world trade centre, the freedom tower and the observatory. In previous years our high rise experiences have bounced between the Empire State Building...
After a late night last night we slept in. Of course we also had granola for breakfast from last night's dinner event. After breakfast I went for a walk to grand...
We awoke Sunday looking forward to dinner at Eleven Madison Park. Only our second visit in six years, Eleven Madison is such a nice restaurant offering a delicious 13 course...
After a massive week, two visits to the eye doctor, four nights out, a play, concert and musical and two three hour tours, Saturday was going to be lazy. We slept...
After a late night last night, sadly we needed to be up early for our deferred tour around lower Manhattan. Additionally we had a visit to the eye surgeon and...