We returned to New York City twice, once before the state fair and again after. Walking round the downtown suburbs just increased Simon's love of the place. We walked around Greenwich Village both wanting to buy a house!! We passed a music shop that sold funky guitars, apparently Lady Gaga has one! The next morning we walked over Brooklyn bridge. The views of the New York skyline were, as always, amazing! Brooklyn was a ghetto so we walked briefly through before...

The town of Syracuse holds the Annual New York State Fair. Open for two weeks, people from all over come and experience the fun of the fair. I was like a kid before Christmas, bouncing with excitement!! The night before the fair we had a lovely dinner in a local pub and some tasty beers in town. We arrived really early to the fair ground and were able to walk around the majority of the outside area before the crowds came. Most things were still closed but we g...

As we spotted the famous skyline I became mega excited and was pointing out the buildings I could remember to Simon. This was my second visit to New York and Simons first.Two of my best friends, Elly and Hayley, from back home had also planned their first trip to the Big Apple whilst we were in the States so we decided to meet up with them. Our hostel was two blocks south, two blocks west of Times Square - a perfect location. We had planned to meet Hayley and...