Boxing Day - felt like an ordinary day. Started snowing very lightly this morning and by 1pm was snowing very hard and was settling! Went to Central Park in the snow with Amy and Mike from the hostel, as apparently the park is beautiful this time of year. It was like a scene out of Narnia - snowing, with the street lamps lit all around us! I can't believe how much snow has fallen within such a short space of time - it's already ankle deep! Went to the cinema i...

Christmas Day!!! Woke up this morning to find a stocking on the end of my bed! It was such a lovely gesture from the guys at the hostel! We all mucked in to help make Christmas dinner, which was pretty amazing! We had a few continental dishes from all people staying at the hostel which was great! Ended the day playing cards and watching National Lampoons Christmas Vacation! Had a really lovely day and an unforgettable Christmas!

Went to Times Square today, which took a while because we found the subway so hard to use! Eventually worked it out! Times Square was amazing....when I first stepped out from the subway I was pretty impressed! The sky scrapers were breath taking - definately a photo moment! Once we see Times Square in all its glory, we ventured around the area exploring! It was all pretty spectacular! We then walked to see the famous Christmas tree infront of the Rockerfella C...

Arrived in New York via the Mega Bus. Took a couple of hours from Boston which wasn't too much of a traumatic journey. As we entered the city I wasn't overly impressed as it reminded me so much of London! I didn't expect it to be so cold as I thought Canada was cold enough, but it was so windy! We had to make our way from Manhattan to Williamsburg - Brooklyn, which was further than what I first thought. But once at the hostel it was nice to settle in a cosy pla...