We’re here, now we knew it was going to be cold but jessuuus it’s COLD! Hotel is in a brilliant position one block from the Empire State Building in midtown. Arrived late afternoon so went for a wander to get our bearings and ended up in a grand Irish bar serving great Guinness, tried to order a mixed platter to share ($20 each) but the barman wouldn’t sell it to us! Our nonplussed expressions led him to explain that the platter would feed 8 Americans, and us svelte limeys would be better off ordering a few single dishes, which we duly did, enjoyed and still waddled back to the hotel. Fuelled by an American breakfast of hash browns, eggs, coffee and that traditional breakfast dish… burritos…. today we hit the tourist trail. Yes you guessed it
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