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... know who it was). So, we continued on our journey, in the rain, in NYC. After walking about 10 blocks or so, the Carnival Dream came into view at the Manhattan Pier. Yeahhhh baby!!! We were excited. We crossed the street…and enter the cruise terminal to begin the embarkation process. We went in line, and were lucky enough (and I mean that sarcastically) to be checked in by a New York Yankees fan (who we gave a hard time). Boo ...

... around me was walking with one. I choose my shop carefully, no chains and not too busy with angry caffeine junkies jockeying for beans. I was determined to order a “skinny latte to go”, I didn't really want one but how could you pass up the opportunity to spit out such a much spoken movie phrase. I ****ed it up and asked for it to take away, exposing both my Englishness and obvious lack of American coffee ordering skills. Next time.

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... the same time contains small and quaint neighborhoods, it is the capital of capitalism yet a cultural haven, it is hot and humid yet its people emit cool and confident - th**e is something in New York for ev**yone and I defy anyone to come h**e and get bored or not enjoy the place - for surely this city has something for ev**yone.

Am**ican Airlines is not the way any p**son should be welcomed to any country let alone the US. The planes are old and rickety - just ...

... facebooked until Channy told me she was hungry so I went out to the local deli and got some homemade calzones, brought them back to the hotel and we proceeded to shower the bed in tomato sauce. Highly recommended is finding these 24 hour delis where you can usually get breakfast, lunch and dinner at any time, they offer good food at decent prices and with this being New York, everything is intended for take away.
To finish off our last day in New ...

... people came in droves as they got a free pass into the building. A couple of girls offered us chocolate chip oatmeal cookies, they tasted very good especially waiting for more than two hours. Once I made my way inside, I found the waiting area for precinct 89. The people with names ending in A-L were corralled into one line, the M-Zs into another. The senior citizen ...

... followed a question mark sign and randomly stumbled upon the boarder despite all efforts to detain us. Again, my favourite immigration question is "what are you bringing into the United States?" Not understanding the intention of the question, and considering the boarder between Victoria and South Australia I said... rather unconfidently "we have an orange" The customs official replies with a frown, "is the orange Canadian?" Looks of confusion are anxiously ...

... the Alice in Wonderland statute, the Hans Christian Anderson statute. Sat in the sun and listened to the musicians play, which was awesome but so relaxing we nearly fell asleep. Bought a 'dog' from a street vendor, now we feel like real New Yorkers. In all a full, but tiring day. There's so much to do here you could live here for years and never even scratch the surface.

... Akhziv Bow Cave Dormition Abbey Hilton Beach Lilinblum Street Mea ...

... the amount of clothes you can bring and limit the size of souvenirs you acquire, it will save you innumerable hours of waiting at baggage claim, worrying "did my bag make it?" as well as make carrying your gear a far less arduous experience. By far the most useful item we brought was our laptop computer. The ability to keep organized records, store and organize photos, write without paying by-the-minute for computer use at an internet caf ...