Today was the only day where no cloud was forecast so we decided to go up the One World Observation Tower at the new World Trade Centre. We caught the train down & found that there is now a Westfield Shopping Centre down there. We went in but it didn't seem to have that much in it. Parts of it were still being built. The queue to buy tickets for the observation deck was outside when we joined it. Thankfully it moved pretty quickly because it was very cold. W...

The website was down all day yesterday so I couldn't write anything - hopefully I can remember what we did. We went down to Macy's in the morning so we could go to Santaland & have a Santa photo. We went up to Santaland to find the biggest queue ever so we didn't bother waiting. We thought we would have a look around Macy's while we were there. The mornings & evenings are below zero so we can't be without our coats. But, it is really annoying to have the...

This morning was so mild. The weather man said no winter costs were needed and he was right. Just a light fleece & a rain jacket as it was forecast to rain from about 11am. We walked up to Rockefeller Square & looked around the shops there, including the Lego store before we went to lunch at the Empire Steak House that we had booked yesterday. We had hoped to do a horse & carriage ride around Central Park but they weren't running. Instead, we came ac...

We woke up this morning to snow!! When we looked out the window we could see the footpath was completely covered & it was falling fast. But, by the time we met Caroline the snow had turned to rain. This was the forecast so it was no surprise. It was a bit warmer than the day before too. We headed for Central Park. It was so beautiful and serene covered in snow. We walked a fair way through the park and came to the lake which was frozen over. There is a bridg...

We met Caroline after breakfast & headed for Grand Central Station. We caught a train to Brooklyn and walked back into Manhattan across the beautiful Brooklyn Bridge. It is about 2.5kms and gives a great view of Manhattan. It was pretty cold up there. A sign halfway along said it was -7 degrees Celsius. It felt like it! We could see the Manhattan Bridge on one side of us & the Statue of Liberty on the other. We were lucky to have sun & a blue sky. Th...