Geo: 48.2179, 16.3829This morning, after a bit of a lie in, we headed off into the city centre. Luckily it's not too far of a walk so off we trotted. Our first port of call was the Stradpark - this was a pretty little park with a pond. We walk through this park and continued the walk on the ring road, until we reached the Karlsplatz. Which housed the first little Christmas market, but we arrived too early and it was still closed. However, there was a beautiful church which was so beautiful and well crafted. Continuing on we passed an opera house which once again was a beautiful grand building. There we arrived at Theresien-platz which in between two gorgeous buildings was the next little Christmas market, this one was open so we browsed the ... read more

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Geo: 40.7528, -73.9853This morning after a quick breakfast we got on the subway and headed downtown. We headed down to the new One World Trade Centre as we had tickets to visit the new observatory at the top. Once we waited in the customary New York queue we got inside. There were some really interesting stories about people involved in the planning and construction of the building. The lift to the top showed a cool video depicting the development of Manhattan through the years. The views from the top were outstanding and you could get a 360 degree view of the whole city. We choose a perfect sunny day so visibility was very good.Once we have recovered from the outstanding view, which I don't think you could ever get bored of, we headed out. This took ... read more

Geo: 40.7528, -73.9853This morning we woke up ready to face New York on the busiest day of the year. We had a leisurely continental breakfast in the hotel before heading out into the town. We hopped on the subway and headed to Central Park and our first stop was The Woolmans Skating Rink - this was occupied by people who were training and seemed to be professional skaters. They were very enjoyable to watch, but as we didn't want to show the pros up we just stayed as spectators. We walked through the park enjoying the peace and tranquility. We wondered through the park until we reached the Bethesda Fountain and the beautiful Lake. We then crossed over and walked through the Ramble which was a beautiful wooded area. We then stumbled across the Belvedere Castle ... read more

Geo: 37.9833, 23.7333As it was nearing the end of our trip, we decided to have a slow start to the day before heading out, so we had a delicious breakfast and we were on our way. We walked down the grand promenade and negotiated our way into & onto the metro. The metro journey was quite a substantial one, but we were hoping it would be worth the trip. Our destination was the Olympic park from 2004 - we had heard mixed reviews of the site so we were anxious about what we might find. The park was a shock to say the least. The site was massive with a scattering of buildings - most in state of disrepair - but for the most part what caught the eye were the wide open spaces of cracked ... read more