Category Archives: New York

Day 8 – Saturday 6th December: Last Minute Shopping & A Suitcase Struggle

By this point in the trip I had gotten rather slack with writing up my trip notes, mostly as we had done the key things we planned to do, so often just wondered around the city enjoying happening upon things … Continue reading

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Day 7 – Friday 5th December: Meatball Disasters & Meandering in Brooklyn

This morning was another Froot Loops in bed whilst watching the news experience. We had a lazier morning and headed out around 10ish to Greenwich Village. I couldn’t resist the sweets at Sockerbit and we had a nose around Bleecker … Continue reading

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Day 6 – Thursday 4th December: Boat Trips, Bridges and Bryant Park

Today we woke at a healthier time, either we were super tired last night or we were finally starting to adjust! I’m not sure if it was the flu I caught but it definitely took longer to adjust this trip … Continue reading

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Day 5 – Wednesday 3rd December: The Genitalia Rock Climb Adventure

This morning we both woke up slightly later, and after breakfast in bed we headed to Macy’s for a browse. Nothing caught our eye so instead we explored the shops around 34th and Broadway – lots of high street style … Continue reading

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Day 4 – Tuesday 2nd December: A Sombre Morning & A Sing-Song Evening

We woke up at our usual early time and had another breakfast in bed. This morning we were headed to the World Trade Center Museum for 9am entry. In plenty of time we caught the subway there and managed to … Continue reading

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Day 3 – Monday 1st December: Candy, Cupcakes, Central Park & Christmas Shopping

I woke up fairly early again, and unfortunately hadn’t managed to shake the cold off yet. I was determined to power through though, so gave myself a sugar boost of Froot Loops in bed (another American guilty pleasure) and we … Continue reading

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Day 2 – Sunday 30th November: Touring Manhattan & Top of the Rock

By 5am we were wide awake, showered and ready to get out and explore. It had been 7 years since I was last in NYC, and that trip had no research or planning, so I was excited to explore the … Continue reading

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Day 1- Saturday 29th November: Celeb Spotting, Check In’s & Chinatown

There was a fairly leisurely start to the morning as our flight wasn’t til 4pm, so I was actually able to have breakfast and pack up some of the house before my friend arrived and Chris took us to the … Continue reading

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