After the rather long walk across the Brooklyn Bridge and through the streets of Brooklyn we finally arrived at Juniors for a belated lunch. We were here for ccheesecake but thought we should start with the healthy option first of sanwich and salad. However, totally underestimated the size of a half turky sandwich, it was enormous. Half way through the half turkey sandwich I made the difficult decision to save room for chocolate ripple cheesecake and left half a...

Off to see Stature of Liberty aboard a ferry licensed to carry 700 people.pedestald breakfast at the usual place, more out of convenience than preference, and then caught train downtown to Battery Park. A big surprise has been thetrains we hhave travelled on have not been over crowded....we have always managed to get a seat which I find amaz5in a big city like New York. Once at Battery Park we watched the ferry rock from side to side and wondered about its safet...

3 Hour Walking Tour commencing at St Paul's Chapel and concludind at 9/11 Memmorial site was a moving experience. I can still remember the day, the morning when I turned the TV on and saw the images of planes crashing into the Twin Towers of the WTC. As the day unfolded in 2001 I knew something was lost in our world that day and we were entering a new era of war and conflict. Beginning in this little Chapel with so many memories of the goodness, generosity, kindn...

Hemmed in by blue print! Very noisy air conditioner which was almost ineffectual...not much sleep but it could be the jet lag:) Internet not working in hotel so blogging being done at Caffe Benne just 20 metres away. Management said they had problems with the provider....hoping they can get it fixed soon! BUT its all about LOCATION and its a great spot at an affordable price and we are on 1st floor so can use the stairs instead of tiny lift:)

Wallpaper print in our room at Mayfair......it covers all walls and has matching pillow cases:)