New York, 28th-30th September Arrived at Port Authority Bus Terminal in Central New York after going through suburb of Harlem. Hotel was great, only a couple of blocks from Times Square and right on Broadway. Eager to see the sights we left the hotel stopped for lunch Subway who we found were doing foot long subways for $5-bargain! First stop the giant M&M store in Times Square, 3 floors of everything M&M. We then walked to Grand Central Station. It’s a very impressive building; we got a Frostys drink and people watched for a little while. After that we walked to [View Full Entry]

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Since our first blog documenting our Egypt/Italy trip was an overwhelming success by all critics, we thought we'd continue on and do one for our trip to NY and Washington, DC with Melissa's mom and dad. The trip got off to a bit of a slow start with a combination of an early snow storm and Air Canada computer problems, delaying our original flight to Ottawa by about 5 hours. On the plus side it did allow us time to have our first, and unfortunately only celebrity sightings of the trip, Doc Walker and liberal leader Jon Gerrard, very exciting... After [View Full Entry]

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Moinmoin! Da der gute alte Jaja so beschäftigt ist, hat er mich damit beauftragt, unseren Besuch etwas näher zu schildern! Hehe, jetzt kommen die ganzen wahren Geschichten ans Licht ;-) Freitag sehr früh gings los nach NY, dank derZeitverschiebung waren wir schon vormittags da in Newark, in der Nähe von New York. Da hat Jaja uns abgeholt, mit einem kleinen Begrüßungsbierchen. Bier zu trinken in der Öffentlichkeit ist natürlich verboten, also haben wir uns aufs Klo verkrochen (ist natürlich überhaupt nicht öffentlich:-)) Da standen wir ziemlich den Leuten im Weg mit unserem Riesenge [View Full Entry]

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Today was bound to be a good one when I woke up to the whiff of burnt giant pretzels. I love that smell ... It's so New York! And judging by the latest breaking news in the city, it's a blessing to be smelling something so good when the stench of rabid skunk is loose in Manhattan. Who even knew the skunk population was normally kept under control in the Bronx thanks to the bobcat and coyote presence? (WTF is a bobcat?? I could've sworn it was some sort of heavy machinery). And who would've guessed that the skunks have pioneered [View Full Entry]

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Ok, so it's taken us a MASSIVELY long time to get around to blogging anything about our honeymoon - which doesn't bode well for attempting to keep a blog going while we're on the road for six and a half months. But better late than never eh? Well, following 18 months of planning, our wedding day came and went and I can honestly say that it was the most magical and perfect day for us both and hopefully everyone who shared it with us. I have never worn such an amazing, beautiful dress in my life nor have I ever felt [View Full Entry]

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While I still desire to see everything playing on Broadway, I have reached the point where I don't rush out to see everything as early as possible. West Side Story was one of the musicals that were on my radar, but out of my price range. However, I suddenly got a discount for it and was able to snag two pretty decent seats in the right Mezzanine for a Sunday matinee, so off we went.... The show starts in an odd fashion, with the Jets all coming on stage and staring at the audience for a long time before the first [View Full Entry]

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Thank you everyone for such kind emails and responses to my last post...but I have an epilogue! Ronnie planned a quick trip for us to his home area back east before we both get locked down into 9-5 jobs here in California. We both have a passionate affair with New York. It is one of my favorite places in the whole wide world. The tiny restaurants every few feet, the fashion that people show with pride and the absolute romance that drifts in the air whether it is 3:00pm or 4:00 in the morning. Ronnie really wanted to take me to [View Full Entry]

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Heading back to New York City from Washington D.C. was akin to heading back to Melbourne from Canberra. Whilst the capital city of each respective country has some interesting places to visit, on its own merits the city essentially has no soul due to being planned too thoroughly. This is such an obvious contrast to those cities which develop upon themselves and as their needs demand, providing the opportunity for diverse nooks and crannies to be uncovered during your aimless explorations. Such an atmosphere also seems to provide the right climate for art and creativity to bloom, not being retr [View Full Entry]

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Não tenho aula às sexta-feiras. É meu day-off. E decidi ficar em casa hoje. Não pus o nariz na janela. Foi ótimo. Grudada no computador e surfando na TV, tive os melhores momentos do dia. - Acompanhei pela internet o anúncio da escolha do Rio como sede das Olimpíadas 2016. Eu, que nem sei se estava torcendo pela vitória, confesso que no final fiquei feliz a beça. A [url=http://jornalnacional.globo.com/Telejornais/JN/0,,MUL1328093-10406,00-COPACABANA+DELIRA+COM+VITORIA+DO+RIO.html] festa em Copacaba [View Full Entry]

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Hi Everyone Well, let's go back a few days....to last Sunday to be precise. I went to Chew Magna and took Bet out for lunch to the Pony and Trap, we used to go there when Sarah was a little girl so that was about 33 years or more ago. The Sunday roast was the best I can remember having anywhere, it was to die for so I have booked to go again when Kate and I go up to Bristol for Christmas on 20th December. Monday I visited Mike and Pat Lockett and Mike has kindly offered to pick me [View Full Entry]

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