Spent the afternoon in Central Park, near our hostel on the Upper West Side. Got the Greyhound at 9pm bound for Canada!

Took Dan to some of the places I'd been to with Leah, so we went to Grand Central Station, but on the way there we saw the Chrysler building and Empire State and bryant Park, which is a gorgeous city park. Got off the subway at union Square and walked down through noHo and Mulberry Street and Little Italy and went for buffet at $4 chinese place! Then walked around Canal Street area and spent time in SoHo - which was very cool. Then we went for a drink in Little I...

Had a big brunch from stalls in the atrium sitting area in the hotel and looked through Leah's photos she'd printed off. Had a wander near the hotel and then it was time to say goodbye to Leah! Can't believe how fast it went, but will be seeing her at home in a few weeks so it wasn't too upsetting! Thank you for a fabulous weekend Leah, and for treating me to luxury in the Hudson! I got a cab to the Upper West Side to check into our hostel, which was a...

After yesterday's walking antics we thought we should save our feet a bit and get a cab down to the Meatpacking District for brunch. We loved the area on Friday night and wanted to see it during the day too. Its charming. All cobbled streets and wide roads, cool little bars and places to eat. Had brunch sat outside Vento. It was a warm day so was nice to sit outside and watch people passing by. We were told by the waiter that they serve tapas style food, pe...

Had our breakfast on the sky terrace again, which was cool, then walked to Grand Central Station. This place is stunning, all vaulted ceings and big windows and chandeliers. We caught the subway from there down to Canal Street in Chinatown. This place reminded me of Bangkok and other Asian cities a bit. People everywhere, all trying to sell you something or buy something from the street vendors. Shop after shop selling knock-off handbags (in fact we saw som...