New York Day 3

Day 3 and our last day in New York......

Day didn't start too greatly... we had a bill shoved under our door.. we'd been charged for some stuff from the mini bar which we didn't even have!!!! (something to do with the sensors on it... mmmmmm!!!!)...

The good news is we managed to catch the tour bus today (cos we got there an hour and a half early!!!!)... of course it helps when you were standing on the right corner (Lucy was on map reading duty today!!!)..... and hopefully for the rest of our trip, otherwise we may spend a year in Hong Kong if I get the job....

One coffee and bagel crammed with Cream Cheese later!!!!! (it's bloody nice you gotta try it!!).. we were ready to get on board the NEW YORK PARTY SHUTTLE BUS... WOOP WOOP!!!!!!!

Tour guide was called Joel and a native New Yorker.... First stop Strawberry Fields in Central Park... (that BIG 843 ACRE Park Lee couldn't recognise yesterday!!! I think he needs a trip to Specsavers before we go!!!).... named in remembrance of John Lennon... We also stood outside the Dakoda (not sure on the correct spelling) where Lennon was murdered.....

Off on a tour through the streets of Manhattan on the bus.. Joel couldn't stop talking... and was full of facts... for all we know he could have been talking a load of shite!!! I mean do you know there are 180 Starbucks in Manhattan!!! (and I though we had loads in Norwich)..

Next stop the Rockafella centre.. not much interesting to say about it.. BUT IT WAS BIG!!!

Then onto the Seaport for a bit to eat (via a drive through Greenwich Village, Soho, Little Italy & China Town)...

Next stop the Statten Island Ferry... got some cool pictures from the outside deck.. particularly of the statue of Liberty....

We stopped briefly by Wall Street.. & then onto Ground Zero (World Trade Centre old site!!).. Didn't really know what to expect here but was kinda disappointed.. it's just a construction site but took some pictures nonetheless......

We finished up the tour at 3.30pm local time... With 4 hours to kill until the journey to JFK what to do.... TGI Friday for a drink.... For those of you reading this that were on Lee's stag do in Dublin... TGI's drink prices made the whole of Dublin look like one great big Wetherspoon's!!!!

We're now sitting in the hotel lobby waiting for our shuttle bus to JFK!!!!

Overall we have really enjoyed New York... there's loads to do and see but I wouldn't say we're in a hurry to come back.... Still it was nice to see some snow and the temperatures here at the mo make Norwich seem warm...

We've learnt that some of the natives are a bit bold but others have been really nice and helpful..

One final thought!!!

HOW YOU DOING!!!!!!!

Lucy and Lee