New York City Part 2

"A bad day in New York City

Is still a good day anywhere else."

Last Monday I shared some of my photos from New York and told you about some of the things that we did on holiday. Today I am going to share some more stories and photos.

Day 1: Tour

On our first day we went on a hop-on hop-off tour. None of us had ever done something like this before and we all enjoyed it. It was a great way to see some of the city and work out where we wanted to go back.

(One World Trade Tower, and some fog!)

Plus, being up off the ground meant that I could get some good shots without crowds. I actually got a pretty good photo of the Brooklyn bridge, and then deleted it (by accident!)- if anyone knows how to recover a photo, please let me know! 

 We got to see some amazing things all around the city, and learnt a lot from our guides. (I wish I could remember their names!).

(Flatiron building)

(Street art near times square)

There was street art in the most unexpected places. Imagine being the person who painted it!

Day 2: Empire State Building, Baseball, Shopping

On our second day we went to the Empire State Building. It was a Tuesday and there was barely any line at all. Everywhere I read said that there were hour long waits to get to the top- so I bought an express pass! Turns out they weren't needed- oops!

This first photo we found when we were walking to the converse store, although you can't tell it was raining- and the streets were crowded with people!

We were lucky enough to go to a baseball game, and although it did look like it would be called off because of rain - it wasn't and we got to see most of the game!

From the Empire State Building. 

Day 3: Rockefeller centre and Staten Island ferry.

On our third day we started with the 9/11 memorial, we didn't go into the museum because there was a massive line. The memorial itself was amazing, and the names of every single victim was enscribed on the walls surrounding the water. Nearby, I found a mosaic on the wall, which I took a photo of (below). 

After the memorial we went to the Staten Island ferry, Originally we were going to go on the Statue of Liberty ferry and visit that island- but we were short on time and the Staten Island ferry was a great alternative. We got reasonably close to the Statue, and I got to take some photos, but we also got some beautiful views of the Manhattan skyline. The ferry was also free and took about 50 minutes (round trip). I don't regret not going to the statue. In fact, I got some of my best photos from the ferry - just make sure you get close the the back, that way you get the best skyline views!

This is one of my favourite photos from New York. 

In the afternoon we went up the Rockefeller centre. Similar to the Empire State building (although not quite as high!), we got amazing views of the city. In fact the Rockefeller centre might have even had better views, you got to see the Empire State building and it was much easier to take photos- if you only have time for one I recommend the Rockerfeller centre. 

And to finish off our day we went to see Wicked!. It was an amazing show and we all 100% enjoyed it. We were sitting in pretty good seats, and it was amazing to be able to see such amazing actors. 

Day 4: Central Park 

We only had a half day on our last day, so we got up early and headed towards central park. We didn't get time to explore the whole park (I didn't realise how big it was!), but we went on the carousel and had a relaxing walk through the park. 

After central park we strolled along 5th avenue back to our hotel, dropping into a few shops along the way. My favourite was the Lindt Chocolate shop (they gave out free samples!), they have so many more flavours than we do in Australia- and of course we had to buy some!

I loved every minute of being in New York. From waking up and watching all the flower shops being set up (we were staying in the flower district, and it was beautiful- flowers lining the streets all morning) to sitting in times square at night. It was all so amazing and I will definitely have to go back one day to do some of the things we missed!

xxxPoppy