After another night of heavy sleep from the exhaustion of the previous days crawl through New York State, we were ready to hit the island of Manhattan. First stop the Empire State Building. $28 and 86 floors later we were gasping at the spectacular views over the city from the crowded observation deck. After an hour on top of New York we were ready to see what else the city had to offer. Next stop was the New York Public Library, a beautiful column fronted buildi...

Boarded the train to New York at 10.30 am with a lot less stress than our last journey, having learned our lesson! Laden with snacks and a packed lunch for sustinence, we settled into our seats. A mere 7 minutes later, we hit the U.S. border and got out first taste of American 'hospitality'. "Stay in your seats! Or we will keep this train here for another hour! No-one moves until we say so!" Once we were identified as British citizens, they took our passports and...