Today was all about "Cisco" my companion for the day! When I got back from the tour yesterday I got an email offering me an electric bike for the day today for $35 cheaper than a Normal bike ! Well I took a little look at the hills and the route I was going to take and strangely enough I said yes please! You could mix it up with your own pedalling which I did except for the final 30 mins when I was knackered! However Cisco came into his own on the steep hills. ...

Well that was a busy day! Starting off with a free breakfast in the hostel, I spent the first 5 minutes trying to find the coffee ! I had to wash up my own dishes not the end of the world as I didn't even realise it was included. It was then all communal tables and I was probably the oldest by 20 years! I then took a stroll to union square and picked up "Dylan's tours" there were 14 of us a couple of families - one traditional American ! And off we went for 6 h...

Phew it has been a long day of travelling ! The flight was great and I watched three amazing films one was about Bletchley park, one was about Martin Luther king and the other I chose just because it was Robert Downey junior - the judge! The imitation game was just jaw dropping. After 2 hours trying to clear immigration I met some nice people in the queue! Then another hour trying to get into the city we went past a baseball stadium and it was heaving ! I fina...