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Sandy the Frankenstorm!
Most of my updates are on Facebook...check it out for my current thoughts! I'm safe. I'm in a hotel in the upper west side of manhattan. I've got my hurricane food supplies -plenty of pot noodles and things that require no cooking or a fridge (as I'm in a hotel room)! The wind and rain are picking up. I can hear the ...
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... amazing cathedrals and churches. I have grown a love for cathedral architecture. It's a bit weird, I know, but all the big churches and cathedrals are beautifully amazing to me. Our guide on this tour was a *****. She actually cracked me up and took no **** from anyone. Shamed a man a few times because he moved seats while the bus was moving. Mentioned a million times about how this is a tipping culture and how she expected one and also to take our provided plastic jackets with us she ...
I love u Neeeew Yoooooork!
... exactly as I imagined along with hundreds of tourists! I saw the naked cowboy; there are 2 of them now. I didn’t hang around as it’s basically a bunch of billboards, and a lot of people.
Tonight, Ryan and I were going to the oldest pub in New York, McSorley’s Old Ale House. It was established in 1854, and women were only allowed to drink there in 1970! It only serves 2 types of beer, a light or dark (colour); I chose a light ...
I ♥ NY More than Ever
... the Rockefeller Centre during the day so we got to experience both the lit up and regular city skyline. We had a long lunch in Central Park and watched men struggling in the humidity to paddle their boats around the lake. If you take the Staten Island Ferry you can get a good-ish view of the Statue of Liberty for free, but it helps to have a fancy camera with a powerful lens.
Another all American experience we had yet ...
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... the Upper eastside and went past the Guggenheim and the MET museums, went in for a peek in its giftshop later in the evening but the museum itself was so expensive - so didnt pay to go in. However we saw everything of importance in the gift shop - really liked the American artist Tiffany - who does led light glass works i need to find some of their stuff its pretty.
Also a fantastic stop was FAO Swarz!!!! Yes it is a toy store. But i ...
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