River Cafe on the water under the Brooklyn Bridge for dinner at 9.30pm Amazing location, views across the water to the Manhattan skyline at night Excellent food (6 course chefs tasting menu and matched wines) atmosphere and service A special night!!

Interesting day! Subway to Brooklyn then excellent farmers market, a walk through Prospect Park and then brunch at Dizzy's Cafe in Park Slope residential part of Brooklyn. Then meandered through the streets of Park Slope and a taxi to Wlliamsburg smorgasbord food market on the East River waterfront overlooking Manhattan. Off to Brooklyn Brewery and a walk down the Williamsburg high street including drinks with some Israeli New Yorkers at an upstairs outdoor bar (...

What a great day. Breakfast at Tick Tock Diner then subway to the East Village and walked around the streets with neo bohemian shops, cafes and restaurants plus visit to the Merchants House Museum - an original wealthy merchant family house from 1832. Subway to Times Square and lined up for discount tickets to War Horse-yes!!!- we got 2. Walked back to hotel for a rest (plan tomorrow for me and nap for Virginia). Subway from Penn Station to the theatre (had fun...

Well we survived the flight marathon. Got to our hotel at about 1pm Thursday some 40 hours after we left our house in Glengowrie on Wednesday morning Adelaide time Had to wait an hour for our room to be ready then unpacked, A SHOWER and clean clothes. Resisted the desire to go straight to bed and headed out to walk some life back into our bodies Headed downtown in Manhattan through Chelsea Village and the Meatpacking District (old warehouses converted into hig...