Drove down to Pittsburgh today for lunch with Shannon and Brandi as it would be the only time Bec would see Brandi while she was home. Had s great lunch at the Lounge Bar in Cranberry, to the usual burgers and fries.

We did basically nothing today due to being rundown from the New York Trip, just veged out and took it easy. The only thing of any excitement was to buy a new airbed for Bec's apartment for us to sleep on as she wanted us to stay with her in the apartment over the Xmas period.

Our long trip has been extended due to the sadness of a disaster on the tracks up ahead. As we came into Latrobe Pennsylvania we were instructed that the train had to lay up due to incident of a suicide on the tracks further ahead in Greensburg Pennsylvania. Such a sad thing to happen to a family this time of year. Train has been stationary now for over one and half hours with no sure timeframe as to when it will be allowed to depart. So sad. Once we finally g...

Well all good times must come to an end and this one is no different. Time to head back to Pittsburgh and then drive back to Youngstown from there. It's about a 9 hour train ride back through Philadelphia and across to Pittsburgh. As you can see... a pretty tired crew.

When being in NY at Christmas this place is also on the must see list. The Rockefeller Centre converts over to an ice skating rink and is a huge favourite with the tourists to say they skated at the Rockefeller. Straight across the road is Sacs Fifth Ave, and the light show on the side of the building was just incredible, no photos alone will do the show justice, you have to be there to experience it. By this stage the girls had had enough, and although we were...