Blogs from Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, North America - page 8

Day 10 - the High Line Today was our first day with Francesca. This was her first time in America ever. We woke up and had breakfast. I had a bowl of strawberries. After everyone had breakfast and got dressed, we walked to the train station and caught a train to 14 avenue and then walked to the High Line. The High Line is a old train railway that was raised in the air. There are plants growing all around the rails and a path down the middle. After we walked through the whole railway. We were at the Hudson Yards. In the middle of the Hudson Yards there was a sculpture that were stairs that went up circling into the sky. We all went up to the top apart from Mike who is scared of ... read more

High on Life, high on love, high on The Highline walk and High in rooftop bars Twenty-five years ago (March 26, 1994) we were married barefoot on a glistening white sandy beach in Barbados listening to the intoxicating roar of the ocean waves surrounded by good friends and family. Banks beer and rum drinks flowed and island music played. At that time we vowed to attempt to celebrate our bigger wedding anniversaries on an island. On our 5thanniversary we went back to Barbados to celebrate, our 10thwe spent it in Fiji on Matamanoa Island, our 15thwas on Sanibel Island, Florida, we were off to explore Ireland for our 20thanniversary. We decided our 25thanniversary should be spent on one of the more famous islands in America so here we are in Manhattan. No regrets is our motto. ... read more

New York 2. – 9. November 2018 2. November Abflug von Wien mit Austrian Airlines. Unliebsame Überraschung: Der Online Check in funktioniert nicht. Der Grund: Ingrid wird als eine vieler zufällig ausgewählter Passagiere einer genauen Inspektion bezüglich Sprengstoff unterzogen – unangenehm und mehr als fragwürdig. Glücklicherweise sind wir 3 Stunden vor Abflug dort. Der Flug ist problemlos, die Einreise in JFK nach langer Warteschlange für amerikanische Verhältnisse ebenso. Die bestellte Limousine bringt uns in unser Quartier, „Oakwood at the Nash“, ein wunderbares Apartmenthaus in Midtown, Murray Hill, 222 East 39th Street. Ich gehe noch rasch fürs Frühstück einkaufen – die Geschäfte ums Eck haben zwar 24 Stunden offen, aber das Angebot ist mehr als Bescheiden hier im Zentrum Manhattans. Wir wandern noch Richtung Times Square durch das abendliche Manhattan, ... read more

Let the self indulgence begin! I’m on VACATION!! Oh, and so is Susan. We are in the lounge where she is swilling free tomato juice like it was, er, free while I type this while sitting in a – wait for it – comfy chair! Such decadence. And when I finish this, oatmeal! Yee and haw. We splurged and upgraded to business class – at least for the leg to Montreal. Upgrading on the New York leg would actually cost MORE than the Edmonton run. Go figure. And since even tourist class on the New York flight is only two seats across, we get to sit together, which is the most important part. As long as Susan gets the window and I get the aisle, we’re golden. (And, yes, thank you, I am aware of the ... read more

The countdown is on! In 4 weeks Ruby, mum and I will be in the midst of a great 9 day vacay in NEW YORK! We are trying to make the trip as easy as possible. Staying away from most of the tourist traps (most .....) and just BEING. Soaking up the vintage stores, the food, the river walks, the atmosphere and the general vibe of being in the Big Apple. We are staying between Little Italy and Chinatown - my mouth waters just thinking about it. Close enough to everything, but far enough away from Midtown to feel like we aren't true tourists. We have been to New York quite a few times - having lived in Connecticut for 18 months the 1.5 hour drive was really easy to do. But we were tourists those ... read more