Day 24: An extended birthday
I turn 54 today. It’s a bit weird. My birthday at home is over and I’ll spend the best part of today traveling west, which means by the time today...
Day 23: Bosie, just one more time
It just won’t go away. Mardi wakes again feeling less than ideal. It’s our last full day in the Big Apple and she is determined to get out. Although we’ve...
Day 17: Very sick and good company
Unfortunately Mardi has become quite unwell. Add to this is today’s weather, some heavy rain, wild winds and very cold. So a day indoors is in order. We watch some...
Day 12: SoHo and delightful Bosie
We started our day with a walk down town and towards Third Ave. Mardi found a shop to check out some clothes off the beaten track. While she was looking...
Day 01: Blowing a fuse, tea and the Piano Man
After a great night sleep, we both slept like the dead, day 01 of our trip got underway. Before we went to bed last night I blew a fuse in...
Day 18 – Sax, Central, Greenwich
We are off home tomorrow. It’s been another wonderful trip to New York, our eighth. I think back to 2010 when we first visited this city. We were clueless. We...
Day 09 – Seeing Pink
Today we head uptown to the Fashion Institute. There is a Pink exhibition, not the performer, the colour. We wander the vast collection, which showcases how pink has been used through...
Day 00 – NYC Eight – still loving it!
We left for New York, early as usual, departing home at 4.30am. Little did we know this was going to be our longest trip ever to get to our hotel,...
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 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 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 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 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 10: A black cat, its Friday the 13th
A perfectly sunny day dawned for Friday the 13th. We planned a trip downtown to walk around, with a view to visiting Bosie Tea Parlour again. While Mardi was getting ready...
Day 01: Get set. Ready. Go
Our first full day in NYC. Day 1 is a bit of a ritual with us these days. Sorting out mobile data, getting some snacks for the room, some tea...
Day 29: Journey end
We started our last day with the massive task of packing. Left overs for breakfast and lunch, an odd selection of cheese, porridge, chocolate and fruit. A bit different but...
Day 28: Last full day
After 30 nights in the big apple we took it pretty easy today. We visited the fashion institute, Mardi was keen to see an exhibition called "Faking It". An interesting exhibit showing...
Day 22: Library, tree and tea
After a lazy day yesterday, we were ready to get back to seeing the city. We have been on the go for three weeks and are still keen to see...
Day 20: Birthday NYC style
For 49 years I've enjoyed warm summer days for my birthday. Well not this year. My god -13 overnight in NYC and freezing conditions as a beautiful sunny day dawned. Mardi...
Day 12: Anyone for tea?
We had a pretty lazy day on Sunday. We dyed Mardi's hair and whilst she was letting the dye set I went for a walk and picked up some lunch....
Day 28: Rats, Bosie (again) and ice skating
We visit the Grand Central area again, but this time explore some of the shops around Grand Central outside the terminal area. One building Mardi points out is quite interesting....
Day 24: Doctors, skyscrapers and perfect tea
We visited Dr Nissen again today for a check up. He is happy with my progress. My retina is stable and I can start to look straight ahead again. We...