Friday morning I took the metro straight down town to Soho in the morning to explore that area of town & do a bit of shopping (mostly of the window variety). It's a really hip, arty part of town, with lots of small, alternative shops & funky cafes. While I was walking around I managed to stumble right through the middle of a fashion photo shoot (I seem to have a habit of doing this…last time I was in NYC I stumbled right through a film set!). I picked...

On Wednesday morning I went down town to continue my exploration of Manhattan. I spent ages in the FAO (hmm…or something like that!) toy store marveling at giant boxes of nerd candy & cuddly enormous fluffy stuffed animals. I even found a whole "Olivia the Pig" section! Unfortunately I really didn't have room in my bag for a giant stuffed Olivia the Pig or an Olivia the Pig doll house…I also went to the Apple Store, which is open 24 hours a day, althoug...

On Tuesday I travelled from Boston back to NYC…It was pouring when I got back the in & I spent the afternoon doing washing, utilizing every single area of hanging space in my dorm room to avoid any more dress shrinkages! I had to go out to get some groceries, & despite taking an umbrella with me I got completely soaked anyway! As I was running back to the hostel in the rain a man yelled out to me that I had lovely feet…alrighty…never heard that on...

Had to check my clock 3 times Monday morning…9AM? Really?? Wow! Another awesome night's sleep at Casa di Lopez :P After Donna got me prepped for the day with dried goji berries & more vitamins I headed back downtown to get packed up for my departure back to NYC the following day. I spent the afternoon wandering through the Quincy Markets, which were only 10 minutes walk away from my hostel. It was a warm, overcast, muggy day, & you could really sense ...

Sunday was grey & rainy in Boston. It was nice to be curled up in bed taking it easy in the morning while the rain poured down outside. It may have been rainy, but it was still bloody hot, resulting in humidity similar to stormy summer day in Queensland. Gabby's Mum lent me a sensible pair of shoes (typically, I only had thongs with me) & we went for a walk together down to Harvard Square where we met Gabby for coffee at Starbucks. Ryan came to meet us ...