Friday morning began with a two and a half mile run around the corner of Prospect Park. This is definitely the healthiest start to a holiday I have ever had. Next on a day with many new experiences, I took the subway south to Brooklyn's Chinatown. Despite being the only tourist attending this meal I arrived first as others had problems or got on the wrong trains. Ahem, Barry! All worked out well as with Christine's help we ate some amazing Dim Sum. She even man...

With a slightly heavy head I got up at 9 & decided to take a stroll through Prospect Park. Not running around it this time allowed me to stop and enjoy it as well as grabbing some photos. I did a just over two mile loop of one of the lakes, stopping off to sit in the sun at various point. It was only 10:30 but temperatures were already up to 26 degrees. After the walk I went back to the apartment to have sometime out of the sun & watched a few episodes o...

Fully refreshed from the night before I went for another early morning (shorter) jog round the park, stopping to do some dips & chin ups along the way. I watched a new show first episode on Amazon prime about the Germans & Japanese winning WW2 before walking half an hour to meet Barry. (Adam Cogan to some). We jumped on the C train I believe into West 4th. Where Ee grabbed lunch in a lovely quiet spot called Bar Sabine, where u can sit & watch the wo...

Having gone to bed about 11 local time I was well rested by this morning & got up with Stefan and Emily before they started work. We began the day with a birthday mimosa each to celebrate Stefan's birthday. After the present opening he headed off to work & I went for a run. Stefan & Emily's flat is located 2mins from prospect park. This extremely large and pleasant park is great for getting lost in & discovering exciting sites. This encouraged me...

Our last full day in Tenerife was always going to be a lazy day. Following breakfast my mother went for a massage while Alan & I did our best to sunbathe in the wind by the pool. We managed a good few hours before cashing in our spa vouchers. The hotel only provides one free days use of the spa, something that is not mentioned on their website. It was certainly fun to pop into, but I wud not like to have had to pay for the facility. The heated salt water pool...