NYC10 – Day 01: Now you drop away slowly, like the autumn leaves
After a very long drawn out journey, we were exhausted. But jet lag kicked in pretty hard. We had an interrupted nights sleep and got up a couple of times...
Day 16: A quick breakfast, a long walk, then Eleven Madison
Another glorious sunny day greeted us. We headed out to the East Village for some brunch. Mardi had found a pretty cool place, Beauty and Essex. We arrive at 11.30...
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 12 – Some rats
After the heavens opened yesterday and drenched us, the sun does its best to drench us in beautiful sunshine today, albeit with little warmth. We venture up town with a...
Day 10 – Central Park to Mexico
We wanted to see a little bit more of Central Park and as area we hadn’t visited before. We were keen to visit the Museum of New York as well....
Day 08 – Black Friday
We heads out for a bit of Black Friday shopping today. We always avoid Midtown, it just gets too manic, so we head down to 23rd Street and the Flatiron district....
Day 02 – There be snow!
This morning we are keen to see if there is any snow on the ground in Central Park. It’s still very cold so we rug up and had out. We...
Day 01 – Hello, old friend
Day one is usually our admin day, the day we sort ourselves out. We sleep in after the long journey we ae exhausted. We then head out in the afternoon...
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 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 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 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 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 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 11: Fricking cold
The winter chill started today, although we are only expecting a day or two of cold weather. Around 8 degrees today, when we've mostly enjoyed the high teens. We rugged...
Day 08: Still (our favourite) Hunt
Our second week started early with a second visit to the eye specialist. We arrived feeling a little worried that bad news was on the way. We arrived and said...
Day 06: Lasers and Central Park
We were up early today to see my eye surgeon. A routine visit turned into something epic as my right eye underwent another round of painful laser surgery. Just before...
Day 03: A walk in the park, Jazz
Friday greeted us with another perfect day of warm temperatures and sunny skies mixed with some clouds. Friday also greeted Mardi with a 20% off sale at Sephora. So rather...
Day 27: Park, up high and great friends
A magical day on Monday greeted us. Although the news from home was sad with the death of two hostages. The gunman also died in what was a scary incident...
Day 11: Park and something morbid
We headed out reasonably early for a walk around Central Park. We hadn't visited this trip yet, so we're keen to see the change of season. Last time we visited...
Day 26: The Boathouse
As our trip is coming to an end soon, we revisit some of the things we love. Grand Central takes our focus this morning. This magnificent piece of architecture never...
Day 19: A marathon
It is New York Marathon day today, we head out and watch some of the race. We head across to third Avenue to watch the runners. We do this by...
Day 12: Central Park
We head back to Central Park today. The weather is really being kind to us, so we enjoy it in the park. We spend much of the time up in...
Day 01: A walk in the park
The sun was shining and the breeze was light so we decided to spend a day in the park. It is really a space you never tire of. Now on...
Day 09: Lincoln Central
Today we go a little uptown and explore the Lincoln Centre. A little later we have a pre-arranged tour of Central Park with a guide. The Lincoln Centre is located...
Day 07: Central Park to Intrepid
Our last full day on this second chance at New York City. We’ve had a ball, despite the weather. Note to self: don’t visit New York in August! We’ve fallen in love...
Day 04: The Park, still searching, hunting
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...
Day 03: The pain lingers on
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...
Day 01: That space cadet glow
Our first day in Manhattan is a whirlwind. We wake up and have no idea what to do, where to go, or how to get to where we have no...