Tonight is our last night in NY. We have had a great time and have and managed to cram in about a years worth of sight seeing into 6 days...my feet are killing me (Wendy). Here is a quick run down of the last few days:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The American Museum of Natural History
Central Park
Riverside Park
The Rockefeller Centre
The Empire State Building (with 5 million other people)
The Chrysler Building
City Hall
The NY Public Library (where we saw the original Winnie the Pooh toys)
The UN Building
The Statue of Liberty
Ellis Island
FAO Schwarz (an amazing toy shop)
The Apple Store
Fifth Avenue
Wall Street and all related buildings
Trinity Church
Ground Zero
We went to church at Redeemer Presbyterian Church New York
Times Square
Yankee Stadium (we saw the Yankees play the Mariners)
Brooklyn Bridge / Manhattan Bridge - we walked across one and back on the other
Chinatown
Grand Central Station (and even found the whispering room)
Broadway-which is the next street down from where we are staying.
We are sure there are more but just can't think of them. There are also lots of other places that we just happened to come across and had
a quick look at...like Tiffany and Co, Madison Square Garden and the Trump Building etc.
We have mastered the subway and learnt to measure distances in 'blocks' and to refer to the washing as 'laundry'. NYers have been extremely helpful and polite and despite the fact that they can never understand us when we speak, we have enjoyed our
interaction with them. The city is not terribly busy or noisy (especially after La Paz) and the traffic is nothing like Sydney...although we haven't been trying to get to work in 'rush hour'.
We have eaten hot dogs, pizza (it was terrible) hamburgers, NY cheesecake, French fries and onion rings. We are yet to try a bagel...maybe tomorrow... but mostly we have been buying food from
Zabars ( featured in the movie 'You've got Mail') a fantastic deli around the corner and we have cooked for ourselves.
Today we had coffee in the little cafe called Cafe Lalo where Meg Ryan was waiting to meet Tom (also from You’ve got Mail). It was just as cute and appealing as it looks in the movie. The movie was certainly shot on location around here and we are always coming across places that are familiar.
And to complete the picture tonight we are watching one of the 1000 cables channels and thrilled that Barack seems finally to have put the Democratic nomination beyond doubt.
We have always loved Americans and so we should not be surprised that so far we have loved our stay in America!
6 comments:
Hi R and W,
We celebrated Peter's 40th in New York with his sister and husband and had a great time - it's an amazing city, isn't it. Impressed and pleased you got to Yankee Stadium and enjoyed a baseball game! Have just finished reading the book you mentioned 'Absolutely Faking It' and really enjoyed it.
The blog is great.
Have fun, Judy
Hey R&W
Yep, I'm behind the times and only just discovered you have a blog - I've enjoyed reading about your adventures!! Amazing!!
Glad your US experience was a good one!
Just one question - have you had to buy new shoes yet?? - so much walking!!!
Enjoy!!
Love Smitch (and the boys!)
HEY judy nice to hear from you. glad you liked the book. always great to hear from home = regards to peter
RICHARD AND WENDY
Hey Smitch = thanks for the note and yes we are clocking up the walking kms = but we are having a great great time = love to stu and the boys= how is the house going=
richard and wendy
hi richard and Wendy
Sounds like you have reakky enjoyed NY We are in Alice Springs and have really enjoyed our time in the red centre. Mum is doing great, on and off buses trains trams, treking over sand hills creak beds and gorges, weare having a ball. Till the next internet cafe. Love ya Karen and MUM xxx
Sis - great to hear you guys are having a great time - lots of love
Richard and Wendy
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