The lack of sleep was tackled with a coffee & a doughnut from Duckin Doughnuts. We met Amit at Intrepid. This aircraft carrier had had quite the history having fought in WW2 as well as collecting Apollo astronaughts after reentry. Also at the site was Concorde, & the submarine Growler. We were able to walk through the submarine. I cannot imagine living in such a small space. Sailors were allowed one shower every 5weeks! Next we headed to Macy's, &...

Everyone woke in good time to start the day as planned with a visit to the 9/11 memorial park. The pools in place serve as a potent reminder to the size of not only the buildings but also the how 9/11 affected everyone around the world. Our next stop was battery park, full of people heading out to the statue of liberty. Being a Saturday we were able to take it wall street at a more leisurely pace. Sitting outside the exchange to enjoy the sunshine. As the sun w...

After a good nights sleep, i went out to Richardson park for a run. It was a beautiful day, & the park provided a great setting. Running alongside the Hudson, it contained football pitches, volleyball courts & cafes amongst other things. I returned to Sarah's to look for jobs on the Internet, before getting ready to go meet Amit in Times Square. It had been over 7years since we had last seen each other so we had lots to talk about. We located the Manche...

The morning started with a lot of admin related tasks. After bags were packed & I grabbed a haircut we were ready to start the day. Following breakfast we left our bags in the hotel & made our way to the subway. We alighted at Times Square as it was a beautiful day & walked to pier 83 down 42nd street. There was still some time before our cruise departed so naturally a Stella over looking the aircraft carrier holding the Enterprise space shuttle wa...

A phone call from home woke us at 9:15am. We both could have slept for much longer, as we were still feeling the affects of yesterday's traveling. I did have my alarm set, for shortly after however. Breakfast at Mama's, with members of NYPD got the day started. The police HQ is located close to our hotel along with city hall. Our first destination today was Coney Island. The subway journey was 45mins & painless once we had our metro cards. At Coney Isl...