Day 14 We started the morning by going to the Guggenheim. When we were waiting at the train station to go there wegot a pretzel which had pepperoni and mozzarella which was really yummy. When we arrived we got an audio tour and started looking around the gallery. My favourite painting was a black one with colourful dots. After the gallery we went to walk in the climate strike. There were a lot of creative signs and a lot of different chants. We walked the strike with them but went onto the side walk when we were walking in the sun. Most of the time the buildings provided us with shade. After the strike we went to have lunch on 5th Avenue. I just had a bowl of chips because Dad didn’t give me enough time ... read more

Day 12 New York/Brooklyn It’s Wednesday morning and as per usual I snuck down to the “milk bar” on the corner of 6th and union in Brooklyn for my small latte with an extra shot. A Small in the USA is the same as a large back home! We caught the subway to grand central and then walked to the UN building on first st street near the east river. We joined a guided tour and sat in the general assembly and saw the security council and other chambers . There was a telling poster that showed annual military expenditure at 1.8 trillion dollars, where as expenditure on development is only 30 billion a year! All the world’s leaders and Greta Thunberg will be talking in the general Assembly next week! We then headed off to ... read more

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

Day 8 Brooklyn Today was our first full day in Brooklyn and our first full day with Caroline and Mike. Another sluggish start (this jet lag seems to be dragging on a fraction). Mike and I went on a coffee and pastry reconnaissance, which was partially successful, although a couple of the pana chocalate turned out to be plain croissants. Around noon we left our Union St abode and headed towards the Williamsburg bridge on east River. We walked along many of the cool streets of Brooklyn. I found a brilliant latte and Bella found a book shop that carried new editions of two of her favourite book series. We ended up at a new development on the riverside called Domino’s Park. They are redeveloping the old warehouses into new residential areas (Docklands style), with great ... read more

Day 6 - Zoe We all woke up exhausted and tired from our late night out on the town. We walked to Times Square to look for a place for breakfast on the way we stopped at the M&M shop. Which is on our street. For breakfast we went to Hardrock Cafe Bella and I got a Cookies and Cream milkshake which was so good. Our food came on guitar shaped plates because we got it from the kids menu. I got grilled chicken and Bella got mac and cheese. Dad got wings and mum got a salad. After we went to Hard Rock Cafe we went back to Times Square and went shopping. We first we to Forever 21 and I got a long sleeve striped top and Bella got a plain green top. We ... read more