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”
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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”
Back to Christchurch and beyond via the TranzAlpine
Boarding the train at Greymouth along with other tourists and a few locals I was pleased to find that, as requested, my designated seat was right by the viewing car where it was much easier to take photos. These carriages are a bit like cattletrucks – no seats and no glass in the windows –Continue reading “Back to Christchurch and beyond via the TranzAlpine”
… and yet more from New Zealand’s South island
The next day I continued the drive northwards along the west coast. Once again I wasn’t sure how far I would get but had three places in mind to visit. Although the drive was not as spectacular as that from Haast to the glaciers, it was beautiful – cattle grazing in meadows at the footContinue reading “… and yet more from New Zealand’s South island”
…and even more ‘How Great Thou Art!’ moments
Sitting at the computer in Chiang Mai, I find it hard to believe that it is just a month since I was travelling the South Island. I’ve only been back a week and it feels like a looooooong tme, though I’ve achieved very little as I almost feel as if I’m still on holiday. ThatContinue reading “…and even more ‘How Great Thou Art!’ moments”
…and there are still more!
January 3, 2011 was the day I realised how long holidays can be. Waking early, I settled the account at the hotel and drove back in to Dunedin. In many ways it was much more like a small country town in Scotland than the capital after whom it is named; a very unassuming town toContinue reading “…and there are still more!”
More ‘How Great Thou Art!’ moments from New Zealand’s South Island
It’s strange how the weather on this trip has been just right for some activities and just wrong for some! Our enjoyment of the vistas of the Coromandel Peninsula had been diminished a bit by the rain, but we saw a different side of it. On this first day of 2011 I was able toContinue reading “More ‘How Great Thou Art!’ moments from New Zealand’s South Island”
Living the Journey 