Well, all pakced up and waiting in the hostel ready to leave. All the other guys left yesterday. There was a huge thunder and lighting storm last night, the thunder sounded like artilerry shells hitting the room and you could have sworn there was paparazzi in the room with polaroid cameras continuosuly flashing away. If there had been any music it would have been like a rave party. Flooding on the subways this morning, alot of delays. The heat is almost unbearabl...

Well, did alot of walking again today, walked at least 60 blocks down to 43rd street on Brodway, through times Sq et al again but a different route. Central Park is probably my favourite thing about NYC i think, its just a really cool place and a real oasis in the middle of one of the busiest places in the world. Theres acres of space, trees, resevoirs, lakes and ponds, a zoon, baseball and football pitches, volleyball and lots of park area for general lazing abo...

Arrived back in NYC an hour ago, very very very hot here, moreso when your lugging around a rucksack on your back (and your front!). Subways a nightmare, especially when they decide to close your line for the weekend. Was an uneventful 5 hr busride from DC back up here, yesterday we went down to see the Capitol building and all the stuff around there like the Supreme Counrt etc. Walked back down the great mall area, past the FBI building (* cue X-files music *) t...