Blogs from New York, United States, North America - page 465

Hot and sticky day. I hate the humidity. But I love air-con! Okay, so I'm not really the Queen of Queens...just didn't know what to add for a title. lol I can’t believe that it is my last day here in NYC! It's been really nice seeing Maria and her parents and uncle after 15 years! It was also nice to finally meet Maria's husband Eric. They'll be celebrating 10 years of marriage this coming November. Man just another example of how time flies. This'll be a short one. Just thought I'd write a short entry detailing some of the highlights of my last six days here in New York. I love this place. Mind you I've never been here for the long term so that might be a little different. lol Here are some of ... read more

Our first day in New York we went on a bit of a shopping spree as Dave wanted to take advantage of the cheaper prices in the US compared with 'Rip Off Britain'. He was beginning to worry that one back pack and a couple of shipped boxes wouldn't quite be enough for a couple of years in England. On loading ourselves up with a sufficient amount of clothes and a new laptop we decided the next day that we had time for a bit of sight-seeing. We headed first to Wall Street and marvelled at the huge number of armed police that could fit into such a small area. We then boarded a Circle Line ferry and headed out to the Statue of Liberty, followed by Ellis Island (where all of the US' immigrants entered ... read more

A day of eating Dim sum with the “relatives” Dinner with Tony Today’s plans all seem to be revolving around food! My favourite especially since eating is my hobby. :) First up on my list of eating adventures is to head into the Manhattan Chinatown. There’s an excellent bus shuttle service between the Flushing Chinatown to the Manhattan Chinatown for a mere $2. So Maria and I caught the bus to Main Street Flushing and then hopped aboard a shuttle bus and we were soon on our way. Once in Chinatown we met up with Maria’s parents and Uncle. They, as I may have mentioned before, were all very excited about my arrival into NYC especially since it has been so many years. Luckily I still have some photos from Christmas Eve on the memory card ... read more

Pretty laidback day Shopping, eating & shopping Day of consuming! Maria had as appointment in town today around 3:30PM so there three of us made plans for lunch at the Blue Water Grill in Union Square. Since Maria and I wanted to check out a few stores and do a little shopping before lunch we left for the LIRR earlier than Eric. Well, actually we left twice before Eric. Maria and I made it to the LIRR station which is just a two block walk in less than 5 minutes and waited up on the platform. Hmm, the train is a couple minutes late. Wait, I see it coming. That’s when Maria turned to me and said she was not feeling very well. So we head back home…No problem, the next train is in about an ... read more

NYC is a place that may test the boundaries for some people on what is normal. Every day I saw some crazy sights and there was a lot to inspire someone with new ideas and passion. Here are few last photos before I left for Boston.... read more