We have decided to check out Ellis Island today and book the statue cruise which also includes access to the walk around the green lady. So, we head out by subway it's an hour from Washington heights 191st street straight to South ferry stop. When we arrive, we walk south to the river and board the boat. In a matter of minutes, we are at the Statue of Liberty and disembark to walk around the path and get a few cheeky snaps, it's so busy here - some people even h...

Happy birthday Anna/ Jacqs Mum!!!! So today we decide to explore Brooklyn today, the train takes us all the way to Jay Street station the journey is hilarious! We seem to have been joined by someone with multiple personalities - he's literally having 3 conversations with imaginary friends as if they were surrounding him, he's even waiting for them to respond - it's entertaining to say the least! After a couple of coffees, we make tracks stopping at the Brooklyn ...

Day of rest we are chilling - it's all about relaxing today, reading and finishing Dan Browns inferno - great book - and ordering a curry - yes, we know we're gluttons! We head out round 6pm to check out the local bars, it's really not for us - too much club music and loud Latino beats. We stop at a bar called Monkey Room for a tipple, bit pricey so head back to our host John John, aka John. He's chilling on the sofa so we corrupt him into playing gin rummy wit...

So, we aim to sightsee today and go for a walk to Tyron Park - it's a bit wet but the park is pretty and at the top we discover a bus service to the city centre so we decide to jump on. We get off at Penn Street and take the green line number 6 to Spring Street. We walk 200 ft. finding "the magic shop" where the Foo Fighters recorded their last song for Sonic Highways, it's pretty well hidden and we can only get a snap of a paper tag name on a doorbell. We walk...

So sore - our heads are pounding! We're checking out today and heading to a place in Washington Heights to stay with a local via Airbnb. It's cheaper and gives us better ideas on the area and lifestyle. So, we grab some food form the buffet opposite and head out in a cab to meet John John - a real New Yorker in every sense - super talkative, loud and confident - but he's really helpful, bright and young. We are wrecked so not in sociable moods at all we crash in...