So today we all decided to go off and do our own thing. Karen was on a mission to do as many sights as possible! Annette, Greg & the kids went of to the museum of Modern Art and I decided to go shopping!! So as they all headed off downtown Manhatten, just to be different I thought I would head uptown! Most attractions or things to see are downtown New York. We were based on 75th Street- about half way up. So I wanted to go and check out what there was in upto...

Today was the day to do all the sites you just must visit in a lifetime!! First stop, the infamous Grand Central Station! A beautiful building all split into parts with Columns and marble staircases. I was a little disappointed to see that the Apple store was taking up the whole upper floor on the station. But forgetting that the atmosphere was fantastic. Next stop was the New York State library, somewhere I have also always wanted to see. It was so much bigger ...

Early start for us today ready to head to see the Statue of Liberty!! Something I wanted to see since I was a child- was a little excitable that morning to say the least!! We jumped on the subway (no fun during rush hour) and headed downtown Manhatten to Battery Park to catch our ferry over to Liberty island. The security to get onto the ferry was just like the airport, you wouldn't know we were only going across the water! So shoes and belts off with no knives...

Today we planned to visit the American Museum of Natural History- best known for the 'Night at the Museum' movies!! Now I am not much of a movie buff or anything, but I do love this movie and must admit I was quite excited about seeing where the film was set as well as finding some of the characters from the film! We headed through Central Park for a 'morning stroll' to get to the museum and once we arrived we were amazed by the beautiful building- a lot bigger ...

Day Two-American Museum of Natural History. Today we planned to visit the American Museum of Natural History- best known for the 'Night at the Museum' movies!! Now I am not much of a movie buff or anything, but I do love this movie and must admit I was quite excited about seeing where the film was set as well as finding some of the characters from the film! We headed through Central Park for a 'morning stroll' to get to the museum and once we arrived we stopp...