Fri 12th - NYC, Saturday 13th - Frankfurt, Sunday 14th, Landing in Blighty.
December 14th 2008 My last day in New York - Friday. Had to pack my stuff up, get organised, check out, pay the lovely bill. New York is proper expensive. I wanted to take the boat to the Statue of Liberty, but the weather wasn't really behaving. It was beautiful and sunny - totally clear - but a touch brisk and pretty windy. Several locals had said that if it’s windy in the city, don’t bother with the islandsâ€
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