As we drive to the airport and catch our plane to Italy I have time to reflect on the American/Canadian leg of our trip. We have been extremely busy and our feet and legs are exhausted. We have driven, stood in lines, walked, climbed and ridden. We have experienced natural wonders and man made ones both of which were equally amazing and picturesque. We had many late nights and slow mornings, adjusting our time clocks to fit the local culture. What are my impres...

Today was the day for Central Park and we decided to hire bikes and see the park by cycling. Sienna can't ride yet so her bike was attached to Wess' bike. Now I know that you never forget how to ride a bike....but....you apparently do forget just how uncomfortable they are after riding them all day!!! OMG did our butts hurt by the time we walked them back to the hire shop! They were a really good way to see the park though and while our butts and legs were tir...

Used our Hop On and Hop Off tickets again today to head over to the American Natural History Museum, the one captured in the movie, Night at the Museum. We snapped some pics along the way. The world globe outside the Trump Building and the picturesque St John's Cathedral which is unusual due to the fact that they only completed the full turrets on one side...our tour operator thought this was most amazing and he mentioned it often!!! At the museum, we wandered ...

We decided to make use of our Hop on, Hop off bus tickets today which will allow us to get over to Liberty Island to visit Lady Liberty herself. We snap a few pictures along the way and stop off to visit the 9/11 memorial site and tribute centre. The water fountains they have erected in the foundation sites of the twin towers are really beautiful and the inscribed names all around the outside definitely make you realise the sheer number of victims claimed that da...

First day in the Big Apple, headed off to Times Square to actually see the 'apple' which drops on New Years Eve....it's quite tiny really way up on the building roof! Times Square is super busy, people everywhere, horns honking, massive billboards and building high electric signage. We brave the busy New Yorkers (everyone is in a serious rush around here...) and make our way to Madame Tussaud's...again, to see if there are different characters to meet and while ...