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 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...
Day 21: On top of the world
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...
Day 20: Photos, the Gelber’s and shop windows
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...
Day 19: A food odyssey
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...
Day 18: A lazy Saturday
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...
Day 17: Something rotten
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...
Day 16: A New York state of mind
We were up early Thursday for a walk in lower Manhattan. The weather was looking a little inclement, but we headed out anyway. We arrived in City Hall park as...
Day 15: The Empire turns red and green
After a late night out last night we had a bit of a sleep in and didn't get going until midday. Ahh, the joy of a holiday when you don't...
Day 14: Rats, pigs, dogs and Bruce Willis
We had another early start as we planned for a mid town architecture walk and later tonight a play starring Bruce Willis. We headed off for a bit of a walk...
Day 13: Getting high again
An early start today, we needed to be uptown at the eye doctors by 8.30. We made the now familiar trip quite easily, walk to 42nd street subway, catch the...
Day 12: A walk on the high side
Sunday dawned as a gorgeous autumn day. The sun was shining, a warm breeze blew so delicately and wispy clouds floated majestically above us as we planned to head uptown...