The Cloisters

Walking Tour and City Lights By Night

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July 2nd 2014
Hello again at around 6.30pm Tuesday 1 July NY time. Another very hot, muggy day in the Big Apple with the current temperature at 31C with a reasonably high humidity I think, judging by the amount of perspiration we have both lost today! Today was all about a pre-booked 5 hour ‘walking tour’ of various parts of Manhattan Island that Joy booked some time ago so we got up a bit earli ... read more

North America » United States » New York

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more