You couldn't really call it backpacking, not as I've known it - but the last week of my travels, spent in one of my favourite cities, was a fantastic way to end the adventure. After flying from Halifax with my parents I left them at JFK, where they were staying at a nearby hotel before flying home the next day, and headed into Manhattan. My hostel was well located on West 60th street, near Central Park, Carnegie Hall etc. My first morning in the big apple was spent....at the laundromat. Not very exciting but necessary. From then on though, things got much more fun. During my week in New York I managed to get in quite a bit of culture, as follows: Blithe Spirit (Broadway play with Angela Lansbury and Rupert Everett) Altar Boyz (off-Broadway musical,
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