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It just blew me away!
Ok...flew into Newark so got to have a proper taxi ride (great, stuck together with gaffa tape and big crack in the windscreen haha) to the hotel (on 45th off Madison) then couldn't check in til 3 so had a wander and chatted to a really nice irish girl in a bar who gave us some brilliant tips re tipping and what to do when.
Went to Time Square (wow!) and had dinner in Bubba Gumps.
Friday found a great proper diner for breakfast (what kind of people eat that amount of food! Love the automatic giving you water thing though and amazing eggs and omelettes (huge though and potatoes and toast on top!) - Neil did pancakes and waffles so got to try some of his.
Did the Empire State and only queued about 20 mins - incredible view! Then did lunch at Wendys and went up 5th Ave, beautiful St Patricks cathedral, Trump Tower, Tiffanies etc... and into Central Park. Did the zoos then Strawberry Fields and back down Central Park West then did the Top of the Rock (Rockefeller Center) at night - WOW!!!
Saturday we walked down 5th Ave through the Fashion District (NY Fashion Week so lots of scarily tall and thin models about) through Greenwich Village and the uni then Soho, lunch on Mulberry St in Little Italy (loved it!), China Town for some lovely souveniers then walked to the Wolrd Trade Centre site for a moment of quiet reflection then down Wall St and to the Staten Island Ferry. Went to Staten Island and back to see the harbour and Statue of Liberty then took the subway back to Time Sq.