Although we were sad to be leaving old and new friends and moving on in our journey through the eastern USA, the time came the morning after the wedding and, having spent time over breakfast with some of the others and had an opportunity to thank the bride and bridegroom and their families, the carContinue reading “Power!”
Category Archives: New York
A Tale of Two Cities
I wonder if there are two more different cities so close together anywhere else in the world? An interesting journey south from New York aboard a spacious, clean, AMTRACK train and in just over three hours we were alighting in Washington DC. What a contrast – wide tree-lined avenues, Buildings of classical proportions – andContinue reading “A Tale of Two Cities”
Farewell, New York. Hello, Washington
A late night with stage door crowds at the theatre, followed by a fairly early breakfast to spend a little time with the others and we were preparing to leave New York. Just one last visit to Central Park…. What an interesting place it is – something for everyone: shady trees for shelter, a bowlsContinue reading “Farewell, New York. Hello, Washington”
NYC keeps us occupied again
On reflection, we should have visited Ground Zero to see the 9/11 memorial on the way to Lady Liberty but having hop-on, hop-off tickets made it easy (if somewhat time-consuming!) to take the same route a second time in order to get there the next day. We all had reservations about the museum which offersContinue reading “NYC keeps us occupied again”
A day of reunions, the ‘Top of the Rock’ and exploring Times Square
Up early and ready to meet Aree and her mum. All sorts of ideas about what we might do took us a few minutes walk up West57th to the Brooklyn Diner for breakfast. A shared portion of blueberry pancakes hit the spot and Aree’s mum was amazed at how comfortable her baby was with us.Continue reading “A day of reunions, the ‘Top of the Rock’ and exploring Times Square”
Our US journey begins in New York City
Delighted with the location of the hotel on W57th Street, just a few minutes walk from most of the Midtown highlights: Central Park, Fifth Avenue, Broadway, Times Square are all very accessible. Having promised myself a visit to the renowned B&H Photo store which is to photography equipment as Hamley’s is to toys, I wasContinue reading “Our US journey begins in New York City”
Living the Journey 