NYC10 – Day 22: It’s quiet uptown
Our last full day this trip and what a day. Perfect weather again, it’s 15 degrees Celsius with mostly sunny skies. We head uptown, it’s quiet uptown, you’d like it...
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 04: Showing Robert the city we love
The fine weather has given way to some sleeting rain, it’s cold and dark this morning. We’ve planned to meet Robert at his hotel and help him get familiar with...
Day 19 – Thanks, until next time…
We pack and get ready to depart. Our tradition now is that I sit in Times Square for a while, reflect and then we grab Shake Shack for brunch and then...
Day 17 – Wet and wild
Wey, wet, wet today. We venture out to 34th Street and I take some photos using the rain as inspiration. The Empire State Building looks eerie in the doom and gloom....
Day 15 – A winter village
We spend the morning at Bryant Park. The Bryant Park Winter Village is a popular seasonal market located in the heart of Manhattan, New York City. It is known for...
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 20: A colourful walk and looking at NYC, missing something…
We'd planned a visit to the museum of the city of New York for a few days now but hadn't made it, so today was the say. We've visited a...
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 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 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 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 06: Grand Central
We were greeted with a perfect autumn day, 18 degrees and sunny. I headed out in the morning for a walk around Times Square Took some photos and bought some gifts....
Day 01: We made it
After what seemed like an eternity, well maybe 28 hours, we made it to out home away from home, the AKA, in NYC.Just off Times Square, this little piece of...
Day 05: Rock of Ages
We stay pretty local today and do a little bit of shopping in and around Times Square. There are a multitude of shops, both name brands and designer brands as...
Day 00: Good things come in threes…
Who would have believed that for the third year in a row we would get an opportunity to visit the Big Apple. This time though it was a deliberate choice...
Day 08: Stranger in this town
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...