Day 11 – Time to escape
It’s a cool and over cast day with some rain forecast for later this afternoon. We head down to SoHo and look around the shops while the weather is fine...
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 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 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 07 – Thanksgiving at -17 degrees C
We woke on Thanksgiving with the weather forecast suggesting a maximum day time temperature of -17 degrees Celsius. What? Wow, that’s cold. Nonetheless I headed out early for a look...
Day 06 – There be chocolate
After a busy day yesterday on the road, we take it a little easier today. We wander 5th Avenue and visit the Lindt Store, grabbing some chocolates for snacks in our...
Day 05 – There be shops
Our annual trip for a discounted shopping day is today. We’ve done this trip a few times and today we seem to be less enthusiastic as in previous years. There...
Day 04 – There be gold!
Finally! For eight years I’ve been trying to book for a tour, a very limited and hard to get tickets for tour. It’s free. It runs twice a day, four...
Day 03 – Discovering Hudson
Today we wander along 42nd Street and head out to Hudson Yards. Around four blocks across town and ten down and we arrive at 9th and 34th. We are stunned by the...
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 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 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 00: It begins
As most Australians celebrated a horse race, Mardi and I lit out of Canberra for our sixth New York City odyssey. Luigi didn't want us to go, the other felines and...
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 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 26: The long walk
An overcast but warm day allowed us the opportunity to go for a long walk. We opted for third avenue. Somewhere where we hadn't walked before and we wanted to...
Day 24: Chelsea
As we headed out we were treated to a clear but cool day. We had planned to walk the high line, but the wind was whipping down the Hudson so...
Day 23: Dinosaurs
We headed downtown early and had breakfast at Balthazar. We'd been wanting to eat here for a few years, but have never been able to secure a table. After the long...
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 21: Taking it easy
It rained and rained and rained. Record rain in Central Park, two and a half inches. We slept in, we didn't get home from my birthday dinner and walk until...
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 19: Colour and light
A gorgeous day on Sunday allowed us to get out to the Morgan Library and Museum and do some walking along Madison Avenue. The library is a fantastic mix of new...
Day 18: Wet and weird
Probably the wettest day since we've been here: the weather has really been a mix. A few sunny days. Icy cold days and mild wet days. It's good to be...
Day 17: Big, small and a hall
We finally managed to score tickets to a Carnigie Hall tour. I ventured to the box office and arrived at 11am on the dot and scored two. The tour was...
Day 16: Russian tea rooms, park and a play
On Thursday we were greeted with a perfect winters day. The sun was shining and the temperature, although cool was pleasant. We headed out to try and get tickets to...
Day 15: Brooklyn and Dr Nissan
Time for a visit to the Doctor's. Wednesday morning we headed up town and visited Dr Nissen. Dr Nissen saw me last year and put my eye back together after...
Day 14: Hudson eats, Woolworth and Bob
We made arrangements to meet Bob for lunch followed by a behind the scenese tour of the Woolworth building. The day greeted us cold and wet, so we didn't do...
Day 13: Long bridges, tall buildings
We set out on Monday morning for Brooklyn. The day started sunny and warm and we thought a walk across the Brooklyn bridge would be nice. So we caught the...
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 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...