DAY 9: VILLAGES, PARKS AND FESTIVALS Our final day in New York City. We hit Washington Square first and the neighbouring surroundings of Greenwich Village. Definitely upscale, with a lot of dollars to be found in the bricks and mortar around here. We also spotted a few familiar buildings from TV series such as 'Friends' and 'Sex in the City'. From there we jumped on the train and headed uptown. It was a familiar feeling to be coming out of the subway at Columb...

DAY 8: HEADING UPTOWN Another big day of hitting the pavement in NYC. First up we took a stroll along the High Line, an old above ground rail line that's been revamped into a long stretch of public park. The line led us towards our next stop, the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum. Docked at the pier was the massive USS Intrepid Aircraft Carrier, the Nuclear Submarine USS Growler and the Space Shuttle Enterprise. Going down inside the sub was an experience - ...

DAY 7: DOWNTOWN AND OVER THE BRIDGE Been a big day today. It started off with a visit to the observation deck 102 floors up at One World Trade Centre. It was a couple of months off being completed last time we were here in early 2015, so I was glad we paid a revisit. Blue skies all round, so it was excellent viewing conditions up top! From there we took a stroll through the 9-11 Memorial Gardens and Falls (the footprints of the former Twin Towers) as we made ou...

DAY 6: ARRIVING IN THE BIG APPLE It was with some regret we left Niagara Falls this morning. I could've looked at that view for days! However, it's been more than offset with our arrival in the Big Apple where we were offered yet another upgrade. We're staying at the Trump Soho. Our revised booking is now a suite on the 40th (of 45) floors looking out onto the Hudson River with uninterrupted views stretching down to the Freedom Tower / World Trade Centre distr...