We're in New York City for a four day weekend. Drove up to New Jersey, then caught a ferry. Everything has gone fine so far, considering that we're sort of flying by the seat of our pants! Got to the hotel by 3pm, I had cup of tea to recover from the navigating, then back out to walk across the Brooklyn Bridge. Had a lovely afternoon, topped off by finding a really nice pizza shop up the road from our hotel. Our hotel is in lower Manhattan, just around the corner from Wall St.
The downer to the whole day is that after getting in at 6.30pm with an overtired baby, we find no portacot has been delivered, in fact the manager is driving to Brooklyn to get one, and may be up to two hours. Not sure how the baby will go tomorrow after a two hour delay in bedtimes (actually, I have a fair idea, I'm just too afraid to actually say it).
My initial impression of New York is that it is such a big city, with so many tourists! But I have seen quiet(er) leafy(ish) side streets with townhouses just like in the movies. It is meant to be pedestrian friendly, but it feels so crowded, with so much traffic.
Postscript to this - We got the cot by 8pm, baby asleep no worries. A bit overtired the next day, so luckily we had a quieter morning!
New york! Awesome! Go to macey's or something...
ReplyDeleteOnly just getting this now we're home! We made no plans to go to shops this visit. Just not quite game enough. Maybe next time!
ReplyDeletehaha, i was just trying to think of some iconic thing on the spot. judging by your subsequent posts there were icons aplenty in your visit :)
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