Blogs from New York, United States, North America - page 7

I finally called Avis to ask about any compensation about the vibration issue with the car and they explained I should have just exchanged it during the rental but thought I’d ask anyway and they agreed to give me a 1 day rental coupon to use in the next 12 months but when the email arrived shortly afterwards it was only for $30- and can only be used in USA. They also confirmed that in relation to the toll I’d only be charged the toll free of around $2.00 plus small change. Today is our last day in NYC so we have planned a lazy day as we’ve ticked off the main things we wanted to do so today is all about enjoying the food ! I was keen for one last diner experience so we ... read more

Today we had one objective and that was to go to the 9/11 Memorial and Museum at the old World Trade Centre site. We had tried to do this when we were here in NYC on a previous visit but we were unable to secure tickets so this time we made sure to buy our tickets online yesterday and we paid a bit extra for the 90 minutes tour of both the memorial and the museum which would start at midday. We caught the train down to the end of the subway line at World Trade Centre which was a short walk from the memorial and I saw a sign saying “Oculus this way” and I had a recollection that the Oculus was something important to visit so off I go and indeed it is an ... read more

Breakfast today was very ordinary at the hotel with the options very limited, but no real drama as I was not really hungry anyway so I just had the cream cheese on some stale bread and a raspberry yoghurt. The drive to Manhattan looked pretty clear of traffic and was scheduled to take us a tick under 2 hours being a Saturday (no commuters on the road) and we went via the Tacoma Parkway which was a lovely drive through the hills with plenty of fall foliage and no trucks allowed. It was amazing that we saw no buildings at all or any signs of sighting New York City until we were only about 20 km away. Google maps suggested a late route change which worked out well to avoid some congestion heading onto Manhattan Island ... read more

When we woke up today we found there was finally no road workers in place out the front of the hotel and I was pleased Kerry had a great nights sleep. This hotel has been a great place to stay in Burlington, but today it is time to move on and we are traversing Route 100 south along the Mad River Valley which is a famous Vermont Scenic Byway, and yes the Mad River is the correct name ! First stop was the village of Wakefield to see the covered bridge where they have a live webcam we have been watching on You Tube for the last 5 years as the seasons roll by seeing the fall colours of the trees, the snow arriving, the river freezing and then the river melting where a cascade of ... read more

It has been a while since posting on this platform. This was always my 'basic' keep friends informed channel. The special quality of this site in particular was that it always seemed to be active and accessible in China and worked relatively well. My Sakya Resource Guide (SRG) website from the early 1990s is gone. The internet host company went out of business, or changed, and dumped all websites. I had something on Google BlogSpot for awhile but it was not available in China - http://jeffwatt.blogspot.com/ - so I didn't continue with it. It still has some content as I was looking to merge some SRG functions with it. Of course, currently HAR is also posting on Instagram, YouTube and Facebook, aside from Himalayan Art Resources (HAR). As of last September, 2021, HAR has an account ... read more