Category: New YorkBy traveltripz on Sep 5, 2007 in New York, USA | 1 Comment
Before heading off to the States it was recommended that we purchase The New York Pass by a friend. She had used it when she was in New York and said it was great value. We did a bit of research about it on the net and eventually purchased it through the official The New York Pass website prior […]
By traveltripz on Jul 17, 2007 in New York | 0 Comments
This morning we slept in as long as possible and then headed down to the breakfast area as we had free vouchers with our accommodation. We both ordered eggs benedict which came with tea and orange juice and we also ordered a fruit smoothie as well at $8 each!! Still it was worth it.I […]
By traveltripz on Jul 16, 2007 in New York, USA | 0 Comments
This morning we got up early for our flight to New York which was leaving Miami International Airport at 7.45am. We decided to set the clock for 4.30am. This might sound early but we had to drive to the airport and we knew that it would be easy for us to get lost. As it […]
By traveltripz on Jul 8, 2007 in New York, USA | 0 Comments
We get off the bus to go and have a look at ground zero. A memorial plaque has been put in place but the area is still just rubble with cranes and graders working the area.
The bust takes us past the UN building.
The New York Stock Exchange was under police guard and closed […]
By traveltripz on Jul 8, 2007 in New York, USA | 0 Comments
Today we have to make up for lost time as there are a number of things we couldn’t do because
a - of the rain
b - I have been sick.
So we caught the hop on hop off bus and headed downtown to the Empire State Building.
Our New York pass meant we could bypass the ticket queue. […]
By traveltripz on Jul 7, 2007 in New York, USA | 0 Comments
On Thusday night, 5th of July, we went to see the Broadway production of Mama Mia the musical at the Wintergarden theatre.
We had prepurchased our tickets months ago in Australia and had no idea what our seats would be like but were pleasantly surprised when we found that we were 5 rows from the front. […]
By traveltripz on Jul 7, 2007 in New York, USA | 0 Comments
So far during our time in New York we have been staying at the Grand Hyatt in Manhattan. The hotel is located right next to Grand Central Station and because of this is an ideal location for anyone coming to stay in New York.
We have been here three nights so far and are extremely pleased […]
By traveltripz on Jul 6, 2007 in New York, USA | 1 Comment
This morning we made our way down to Times Square to find the Gray Line Bus Company to buy our hop-on hop-off bus tickets.
From what we can tell there are two bus companies in New York running these types of tours. The other is City Sights NY. Both pretty much do the same thing and […]
By traveltripz on Jul 6, 2007 in New York, USA | 0 Comments
Later in the evening we joined thousands of New Yorkers to attend the 2007 Fourth of July fireworks on the banks of the East River. We almost didn’t make it because as soon as we left our hotel it started to pour down with rain. Fortunately there were plenty of enterprising vendors selling umbrellas so […]
