Monday 16th October We’ve had all types of weather for our time in New York City and today was of the cold and windy variety. We set off at 8:30 AM and made it as far as the corner coffee shop for our first stop. We then headed to the subway to make our way … More Harlem Day.

Sunday 15th October It was another slow start today. Matt, Annabelle, Mark and myself went out for a bit of a walk before we came home and got ready to go out for the day. Matt and Annabelle were doing the Highline but Brett, Ali, Mark and I headed to Williamsburg around midday to have … More Williamsburg Day

Sat 14th October It was slow start today given our late night out at the Knicks. Mark and I headed up to the Museum of Natural History before catching up with an d work colleague of Marks, BRETT and Ali headed out to walk the Highline and Annabelle and Matt headed to Williamsburg markets.

Fri 13th October: Ali’s Birthday! The birthday girl joined Mark and I for our morning walk and coffee before we all set off to walk up Broadway towards Bleeker St; I never tire of traveling this route given all the beautiful cast iron buildings.

Thurs 12th Oct The forecast  for the day was for cool and wet weather and so were happy enough to spend it out at Woodbury Common. We caught the train up to the Port Authority in time for the 9.30am bus out to the Common and had a fun day of shopping in time for … More Woodbury Common Day

Wed 11th October We were all rather excited as Ali and Brett were to arrive later today. Our plans were rather simple until they arrived at around 2.30 pm; the four of us walked down 5th Avenue from Central Park. A spot of shopping here and there meant we only made it down to the … More Ali and Brett arrive.

Tue 10th October The sun was out today and so we rose early, 7am, to head down to the Brooklyn Bridge and Ground Zero area to try and get some photos before the crowds set in. We were lucky enough to see a couple having their wedding photos taken on the Bridge!

Sun 8th and Mon 9th October The first two full days for Matt and Annabelle were wet days unfortunately. On day one we all went for a morning walk up to their favourite coffee spot, Blue Bottle, and spent the rest of the day strolling up to Chelsea Markets before having dinner at Osteria Marini. … More Two wet days

Sat Oct 7th We had two walking tours booked today, one in the morning for 2 hours and the other in the afternoon for 3 hours, so we skipped our usual morning walk. The first tour was at 9.45 am of Greenwich Village for 2 hours and the second at 2 pm for 3 hours … More First full day in NYC.

Friday Oct 6th Our travel from Boston to NYC was by a Limoliner bus and it was a safe and uneventful journey. Limoliner is a service just between Boston and NYC but, whilst relatively expensive at $99/seat, offers a very pleasant journey  with comfortable seats, refreshment and even a hot lunch. We left Boston at … More Arrival Day NYC