Econo Lodge Jersey City

... flights can usually by judged whilst sitting in the boarding area. I don't travel quite enough to warrant airlines to give me access to lounges, except on the occasional international trip, and the fees and/or air miles charged for the lounges are outrageous, so I am usually relegated to sit at the gate area amongst the masses. This is fine, though, as I can take the time to analyze the GT quotient, and psychologically prepare myself for the ensuing journey.<br><br ...

... for a bit, we went out to eat some delicious Indian food for about 5 bucks and then back to his place. Now I'm unwinding a bit and will take a shower and relax. My head hurts and I'm tired so hopefully I can rest up well for tomorrow so I can walk all over the place...<br><br>Abrazos

... coffee, set for the day!<br> <br> Literally tuned out of the hotel and saw a hop on, hop off &#8216;grey line&#8217; tour ticket sales lady, decided on the $88 classic new York tour package which included downtown, uptown, Brooklyn loop and the night tour. It was also valid for 48 hours which was perfect. On top of that it included the ferry to Liberty Island, entrance to the top of the empire state building and entrance to the south street seaport museum.<br> <br> We then went ...

... infinitely more sunlight. It was raining steadily as we left Mark's to walk to Battery Park, but by the time we arrived on Liberty Island, it had pretty much stopped.<br>Ava was severely disappointed when we couldn't go into the monument. Apparently, you needed to buy tickets weeks in advance to get in. Most people just roam the grounds. But she took it really hard.. didn't throw a tantrum or anything ...

... with everyone else. I figured the subway line must be ending or something so grabbed my bags and was about to leave the train when the doors slammed shut in front of me. Wondering why everyone got off I looked to the carriage to the left of me, it was also empty, as was the one to my right. I was alone on the New York Subway looking like a full blown tourist. I focused on hoping that everyone didn&#8217;t just get off because they knew something bad was going down ...

... in the WTC area. We met this really crazy guy named Jose who gave us some free books, free hugs, and his phone number. I guess it's the southern charm. He directed us to the best view of ground zero..the second floor of the Burger King. How else to spend a somber moment of reflection besides hanging out with the king. It was so weird to see people laughing and talking (and eating hotdogs as Lisa pointed out) basically on top of the spot were so many people died.  We ...

This it would be a great opportunity to rant and rave...but. We are on holidays and have to expect that sometimes things just happen. And yesterday, things happened. Other than our flight leaving Sydney being delayed from 10.20am to 11.15am then finally leaving at 1.15pm we were happy that Qantas were diligent in making sure that the safety measures were being followed with the plane. You ...

... 2 heures, avec des commentaires en Anglais, mais avec l'accent gras New Yorkais, les pauvres touristes Français sont de la revue, j'ai fini le parcours avec la tête comme une patate. Vers 17H30, j'ai rendez vous avec mon ami Dan Reinmund, pour passer une petite soirée a discuter autour d'un bon repas, nous allons d'abord prendre une bière dans un Bar branché près de la 47eme, j'ai la surprise de voir arriver un autre ancien collègue, Nicolas Pintart, a qui Dan ...

... female backpacker such as myself. ;) I'm looking forward to the following: 1 - Escape Sayonara biotches, but I love you!!! No work, no gym, no zagat guide, no designer bag nada no nada nothing! I am disgusted with my spendy ways and looking forward to taking everything down a few notches for something simpler. 2 - Experiencing the beauty of SE Asia Buddhist temples, untouched rice ...

... as they put it in or take the blood with those little tubes... there were FIVE FRIGGEN TUBES. The woman puts the needle in and it was so gross... I had to try to remain calm and slowly breathe in and out. She told me I needed to relax because me getting so tense was making my veins close (GROSS!) and stopping the flow... and every time that happened she just shoved the needle in farther (SUPER gross!?!). So after that was finally done, me with my battle ...