Saturday 21st Last day of our NY Pass. By now we have a good idea of our position on this island. On the bus first thing to get to Empire State building. Sun is shining again with suggestion of late rain. Took opportunity with blue skies... Up we go in to the 86th floor observation deck. On a great day you would see for miles, unfortunately we fought some misty clouds and had a pretty limited view of the city. Glad we didn't pay extra to go higher as today wou...

Friday 20th Second day of the bus tour. EB and I had worked out some things we wanted to look at, today we took the uptown loop with first stop Museum of Natural History. TB not at all interested and it was only a brief walk thru. The place is huge with 45 halls to view - not good when trying to cram NY into 3 day pass!! Guggenheim Museum and a quick sidewalk lunch - hot dog and yiros for CB. Met for EB to take photo on steps - didn't eventuate Bus back alon...

Thursday Hotel is tiny, the breakfast space is limited and a squeeze if you mis-time it. Anyway had some plastic food and a juice before heading out the door. Decided on bus & NY Pass package - expensive and let's hope we get the value out of it. Initially jumped on the downtown loop to get familiar with the program. Sun is shining and we took the chance with Liberty & Ellis Islands. NY Pass got us tickets but the line for security was amazing. I thi...

Rather than the shuffle with dropping off the car and further transit into NYC, we kept Trav for the drive in. Packed after breakfast and back to the outlet stores for purchases. What was going to be easy saw us leaving around 11am with shoes & clothes on board. The route west is straightforward with the I-495 most of the way. Traffic got heavier the closer we ventured. With some skill and a bit of guesswork we made it W 45th Street and the hotel. TB a bit ...

Gave everyone a sleep in today. TB not well with a cold and all stuffed up in the head - flu tablets not doing much. Headed downtown and jumped off at Copley Square for a look around the Back Bay neighborhood. Great part of town with great old buildings and a great vibe. Took a walk along Newbury street and into a few shops (becoming a large flavour travelling with the 3 chicks!) Had planned to walk along the waterfront parks but started raining. Ducking &...