Yesterday was Murphy's Law morning with flight delays out of Buffalo on way back to NYC. Next problem was our driver from the airport making an illegal turn and being pulled over by an objectionable cop who nearly blocked the street with the number of cars he pulled over all at once. Eventually we managed to meet our Central Park pedicab guide for a great tour around Central Park including the memorial to John Lennon. We had an exceptional dinner at Keane's St...

Yesterday was a highlight day with an early flight to Buffalo and taxi to Niagara Falls. After dropping our bags at the hotel we walked across the Rainbow bridge to the Canadian side. There was something exciting about walking across the border . We had previously obtained a visa for Ket to enter Canada for a few hours... When one of the questions they asked was how we were going to support ourselves in Canada... I had resisted the temptation to reply ... With a...

We had a great first morning in New York with bagels for brunch whilst we waited for our photo cruise out to the Statue of Liberty. America stands or stood for so many grat things and it is always stirring to think of the hopes and dreams of the people arriving in this great city. After the cruise we set out to walk 5 th Avenue, but only after a very nice salad at the outdoor cafe at the Rockefeller centre. We got some good buys on mainly clothing on the Avenue...