Day 5 – A Change Of Scene |
Thursday, July 12, 2012 - 18:53 |
Today was the last day in New York and also the first day in Philadelphia! We started the day by packing up our bags for the trip and then heading down to 5th Avenue to visit the expensive shops. Lauren had a look for makeup in Mac but couldn’t make up her mind, while I had a look for jeans in the Diesel store and also couldn’t make up my mind. ... |
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Day 4 – Finally Making It To Lower Manhattan |
Thursday, July 12, 2012 - 18:50 |
Today was our last full day in New York City and we finally made it to Lower Manhattan. We got straight onto the subway after breakfast (and saying goodbye to Ann the apartment owner) and got it right to the end of the line, which was the Staten Island ferry and Battery Park station. ... |
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Day 3 – Not Quite As Planned |
Thursday, July 12, 2012 - 18:47 |
So today we originally planned to go to a Broadway show in the evening and explore downtown during the day. On getting to the discount ticket (TKTS) stall in Times Square around 11am we saw that only matinees were available. Even with a discount the tickets were still $70 each so we chose between the two cheapest shows: West Side Story and Promises Promises. ... |
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Day 2 – Exploring NYC’s Midtown |
Thursday, July 12, 2012 - 18:46 |
So today we didn’t really have a plan since we weren’t sure how jet lagged we would be. Ended up waking early (around 7) since that put us at lunch time UK time. We started out by taking the metro down to Times Square and having a walk around. This eventually led us to Macys for some browsing and a mid-morning Starbucks. ... |
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Day 1 - Arrival In New York City |
Thursday, July 12, 2012 - 18:43 |
Just arrived in New York City after what seemed like a shorter-than-7 hour flight! Survived the subway from JFK as well. Here’s a picture of our room in the huge Upper West Side apartment we are staying in. Now to freshen up and go for dinner (or 3am snack by UK time). ... |