Shopping paradise - Woodbury Common! The day after the wedding was partially lost because of our sleeping in and slow brains. We went uptown for some shopping but not having planned our itinerary very well we ended-up wasting a bit of time moving from place to place. We were sort if waiting to hear from L&E as well, as we had agreed to meet for lunch before they headed to the airport for their flight to Brazil :-). Then we remembered a squiffy talk we had t...

Black tie wedding at the Gramercy Hotel! Having bagels with cream cheese and ham every morning in NYC made me understand why their bagels are famous - it's simply because they're awesomely delicious. After this morning's bagel we headed to the 9/11 memorial - a really moving experience. It's that type of place where the atmosphere is different - it's hard to walk past and not think of the massive tragedy that happened in that very spot years ago. :( we paid our...

9/11 in NYC! Today is the 13th anniversary of the tragic terrorist attack to the twin towers in NYC. :( however we decided to visit the memorial tomorrow, given that it would most likely be packed with people today. We started the day early, went for breakfast at Clinton St Bakery as recommended by Luke. Absolutely incredible. We had an egg white omelette and pancakes with blueberries - awesome! Then we headed to Brooklin on the train, walked around the neighbo...

The concrete jungle! Our first day in NYC (also my first day ever in North America) was loads of fun and very tourist-productive! I woke up very dusty with the jet-lag, having spent the night feeling jealous at Paul and how he was fast asleep, while I stared at the ceiling. Things we did: - had a bagel with cream cheese for brekkie (yummo!!) - Rockefeller building (The Top of the Rock, as they call it) - amazing 360 views of the city! - Lego store - Paul's...

We made it to the concrete jungle! The journey here wasn't easy, but we made it! We left Sydney at 2pm on Tuesday 09/09. We flew United Airways to San Francisco and then to NY. I couldn't get much sleep at all on the first flight, which was the longest of the two - hate when that happens..! I didn't realise United is quite an average little airline. The plane from Sydney didn't have a very good entertainment system, the food served was ok but not generous at a...