Day 3. Anniversary! Today started DREADFULLY early, as the NYC Five Boro cycle marathon was on and the starting line was literally outside our window. 32000 cyclists started lining up from about 6am, and from 7 a warm up guy starting bellowing from the loudest sound system in the world. They then blasted out New York New York, Empire State of Mind - all the classics! It was So. Loud. This in turn woke up the chatty Kathys next door, who started screeching nonsen...

Day 1. So, we have arrived in New York City! How exciting! After a v comfortable flight (I slept through two films...) we arrived an HOUR EARLY (huzzah!) and then stood in a queue at border control for an hour and a half (boooo...) But after a quick hop on the Air train, we got on the Subway and then swiftly emerged in Manhattan. And suddenly NYC hit us square in the face - the yellow cabs, the smoke rising from the subway, the skyscrapers, the fire escapes...th...