We enjoy a water based tour and circumnavigate Manhattan, heading up the East River, uptown, and back down the Hudson River, downtown. It’s great to get out on the water...
We head off early again, to both beat the heat and pack in as much as possible. We catch the subway to Central Park and wander, enjoying the cool breeze under...
Today we decide to head off to the Statue of Liberty. It is exactly 10 months since I saw Roger Waters in New York City, who would have thought we’d be...
We catch a subway up to the MET. It’s hot and the subway give us a little bit of relief from the heat. The history laid out before us is astonishing....
Who would have thought we’d be back. We’ve only got a week, so we hit the ground running. Grand Central Terminal is our first stop. We again admire this wonderful...
After a great week in Washington DC, we catch the AmTrak, ACELE, to NYC. The train trip allows me some time to reflect on the year behind us. RSPCA has...
29 July 2011 - 2 August 2011 Having spent two weeks in New York some nine months ago, an opportunity presented itself to visit Washington DC. Could we squeeze in...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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....
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...
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...
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...
1 October 2010 For some reason we thought catching a bus at midnight to Washington DC from Manhattan was a good idea. An even better idea, we thought, was to...
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....
March 2006 After we finished with animal shelters, we headed back to San Francisco to fly home. We only had a stopover, but used it to its full extent, arriving...
March 2006 We flew from LA to Denver to visit a couple of modern animal shelters. We'd made quite a few contacts before the conference and firmed up plans for...
March 2006 We took a day after our conference in LA to visit Hollywood. We did all of the usual things people do with limited time. We walked the strip,...
March 2006 The real purpose for our visit came around after some great learning experiences in San Diego. In LA, we were attending the Humane Society's annual animal welfare conference....
June 2004 After playing cricket for almost 25 years and retiring I wanted to get back into sport. I’d loved ten pin bowling my whole life, in fact I’ve bowled...