5 weeks in NYC - finished!  I can't say it's gone quickly, but I can't believe that today - my last day in New York, has finally arrived. We wanted to get out of midtown for the last day and down to the villages.  It's quieter there, more peaceful and prettier. We headed straight for... Continue Reading →

There's been a bit going on the last few days, hence no blog posts... ML's NY adventure has come to an end and she has headed home.  Thank you Mrs for sharing this experience with me. My sister, Jodie arrived and we've been getting into seeing & doing what we can before getting on the... Continue Reading →

There's a thing that happens in Manhattan twice a year when the sun sets over the Hudson River directly between the buildings... a bit like Stonehenge - hence the name. It was suggested that you see it from one of the wider streets, so I popped up to 57th Street and it was really pretty.... Continue Reading →

Wow!  Where has the time gone?  We've had a couple of quite days and New York has proved to be quite rainy. A couple of days ago ML and I popped back up to 72nd Street to grab another pair of the most fantastic shoes I've ever had on my feet, but damn you Tip... Continue Reading →

Today we read that the Union Square Market was going to be on a Monday - as it's the public holiday, so we hightailed it down there to have a look around.  On one of my last journey's here I purchased a fabulous framed photograph from a stall at this market, so was looking forward... Continue Reading →

Woke again today to a rainy looking New York City.  As it's the Memorial Day long weekend everybody kept telling us that NYC would be deserted.... but they weren't considering the tourist quota.  We were treated to a game of who's got the bigger... testicles car, as these little rainbow coloured match box cars revved... Continue Reading →

I love me a Broadway show.  Last night we saw "Summer - The Donna Summer Story" which was brilliant - made only more fabulous by the two unrelated people sitting across the aisle from us.  Both die-hard Donna fans and dancing like they were in a hip hop music video in their seats.  The chap,... Continue Reading →

I love apron drama and they don't come much better than Downton Abbey.  Today we went to the Downton Abbey Exhibition, which was created by the creator/writer of the show and was very well done indeed using all sorts of new fandangled technology that they would never have understood in the "Big House" There were... Continue Reading →

In nearly every shop that we walked past there was a 'help wanted' sign in the window.  This was the strangest though... This weekend is the Memorial Day long weekend - the official beginning of summer and there is expected to thousands of people descending on The Hamptons.  We were avoiding coming here on any... Continue Reading →

What's a trip to New York with a ride on The Jitney out to the Hamptons?  I mean, I ask you. There are a number of ways you can get to the Hamptons from NYC.  You can drive (no thank you), there's the train (which takes 3.25 hours because it stops at every little town... Continue Reading →

Today's mission was to find the filming location of one of our favourite TV shows - 'Younger' and maybe do some star spotting.  My cousin, Chris sent me a website that lists all the locations around New York and today we hit the jackpot.  My first location was the corner of 4th Street and Bowry... Continue Reading →

New York City is home to over 2,000 bridges and tunnels. Many of the city's major bridges and tunnels have broken or set records. Opened in 1927, the Holland Tunnel was the world's first mechanically ventilated underwater vehicular tunnel. The Brooklyn Bridge, Williamsburg Bridge, George Washington Bridge, and Verrazano-Narrows Bridge were the world's longest suspension... Continue Reading →

This weekend there was an International Food Festival on 9th Street... Which promised to bring huge crowds...  It was a glorious day, so there's no reason the people should stay away.... in fact, even bad weather doesn't really keep the people away. The feast fest spread from 42nd St all the way to 57th.  We... Continue Reading →

So we just went to see Hannah Gadsby at the Soho Playhouse, a small theatre that seated about 180 people - snugly. We were sent down to this bar and thought - surely this isn't the room she's playing to... it would only hold 50 or so people!  Maybe they don't know her her in... Continue Reading →

Today's the day... I'm very excited!  This day has come around soooo quickly since the engagement was announced. The wedding day of Prince Harry & Meghan Markle.  I love them! Without much thought for people in the USA, the guests started to arrive at 9am GMT - that's 4am in New York!  So we'd clearly... Continue Reading →

Everywhere you look in New York there are familiar buildings and parks all from the movies and TV shows that we've grown up with over the years.  Today, by accident, we found The Soup Nazi from Seinfeld. I think we'll need to come back here for a soup before we leave....Jambalaya!

There are all sorts of musicians and buskers in the subway and usually you just listen as you walk past, not really giving them much attention... but today somebody caught the attention of both my ears and my eyes and I felt compelled to stop. Meet She She! She was fantastic!  So much so that... Continue Reading →

Last week ML and I happened upon Lillies Victorian Establishment.  A lovely little bar/restaurant who offered High Tea - we thought this would be fabulous to celebrate the royal wedding.  They were all booked out on the Saturday, so we booked ourselves in for today.  We got there nice and early and were the first... Continue Reading →

A few years back I came across this comedian - Anjelah Johnson and this was one of her first joke bits.... https://youtu.be/baDJ-ZIvYy0 Since then she's created another character - Bon Qui Qui - a ghetto chick who works at the King Burger place and is constantly calling for "seccurity" when people place complicated orders.... https://youtu.be/jZkdcYlOn5M... Continue Reading →