Blogs from Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, North America - page 15

Joe decided he wanted to walk across the Brooklyn Bridge so that is what we did. It was another adventurous day in the NYC subway system. After we did the bridge we took another train to Grand Central Station. It was an amazing thing to see. People and trains going in every direction. Once again the building architectures fascinated me so more pictures of them, too. Finally we headed out to the Bronx to see Yankee Stadium since my grandson is such a big fan. We wanted to get down on the street to see the whole stadium, but all of the elevators were out of service. Not really a good thing for someone who can't do the stairs anymore.... read more

Sometimes you need cake at 3am because it is delicious and it is NY.... read more

This was a trip that I never expected to make, a place that I would only see in movies and listen to the stories of my mates when they had ventured to this famous city. It was only by chance that another exchange teacher from Adelaide, who is working in Denver, asked me if I wanted to join her in New York then go on a 3 day tour up to Niagara Falls, Toronto and Thousand Islands on the Canadian, American border. As you may be aware from my previous blogs, money was not really encouraging me to attend this trip, but with the knowledge that my tax cheque was soon to be entered in my bank account I decided to to take the plunge and go on the trip. There was always something in the ... read more

Our last day in New York saw us rising early once again to join the throngs of people in Soho lining up to get their hands on a legendary Dominique Ansel Cronut. This award winning bakery is world famous due to its invention of the Cronut - a croissant-donut hybrid. The lines begin to form an hour before opening and disappear around the block. Customers are limited to two Cronuts per person and there is only one flavour which changes monthly. This month's mouthwatering flavour is Rum, caramelised banana and brown sugar ganache. Thankfully I escaped June's flavour of Key Lime Coconut! It was well worth the wait, standing in line for over an hour, for one of these light, fluffy and creamy delicacies. Scrumdiddlyumptious was Izzy's description and Bruce and Lily collectively described it as ... read more

When I first read Truman Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's aged about 15, I vowed to take the title at its word and do exactly that one day. A short walk from our hotel, grabbing take-out breakfast on our way to the flagship store at Fifth and 57th, I finally realised my dream. The coffee and warm panini went down a treat on this overcast Independence Day morning. Next stop was the Pulitzer fountain which stands in the Grand Army Plaza opposite Central Park and was the inspiration for the fountain featured in the opening titles of Friends. Although nobody was willing to jump in the fountain and dance around to The Rembrandts, it was a pleasant rest stop before entering the park. We spent a few hours wandering aimlessly along the park pathways, enjoying the street ... read more