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Lucky old me is off to a cold New York for 3 weeks from next Sunday. As I will be there for 2 weekends I thought I would visit:
American Airpower Museum, and
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum.
Anything else worth visiting (Statue of Liberty)? I have been up the Empire State building before.
American Airpower Museum, and
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum.
Anything else worth visiting (Statue of Liberty)? I have been up the Empire State building before.
I was there in September.
I think the view from the Top of Rockefeller is better than that ESB, maybe try that?
You can either book a time slot or a queue jump ticket, I forget which.
We did the 9/11 memorial and museum as well, not bad, pretty sombre and Team America f
k Yeah as you'd imagine.
Didn't go onto Liberty Island, did this boat trip which goes past it and round Manhattan instead.
http://www.circleline42.com/new-york-cruises/cruis...
I think the view from the Top of Rockefeller is better than that ESB, maybe try that?
You can either book a time slot or a queue jump ticket, I forget which.
We did the 9/11 memorial and museum as well, not bad, pretty sombre and Team America f
k Yeah as you'd imagine.Didn't go onto Liberty Island, did this boat trip which goes past it and round Manhattan instead.
http://www.circleline42.com/new-york-cruises/cruis...
Top of the rock knocks spots off the Empire State.
Statue of liberty is open to tours again
walk across Brooklyn Bridge and go to Fulton Ferry State Park for "that" photo of the skyline, try and then walk back across in the dark, adds another dimension.
Go to Smith and Wollensky for a steak
Hogs and Heifers on Washington (Real life Coyote Ugly bar)
Take the full circumnavigational boat tour of Manhattan from 34th st Pier, great to see a different side of New York
Head into the outer boroughs and explore, Queens and Brooklyn both have some really interesting areas.
Statue of liberty is open to tours again
walk across Brooklyn Bridge and go to Fulton Ferry State Park for "that" photo of the skyline, try and then walk back across in the dark, adds another dimension.
Go to Smith and Wollensky for a steak
Hogs and Heifers on Washington (Real life Coyote Ugly bar)
Take the full circumnavigational boat tour of Manhattan from 34th st Pier, great to see a different side of New York
Head into the outer boroughs and explore, Queens and Brooklyn both have some really interesting areas.
3 weeks
In New York
- Top of the Rock is brilliant (go at dusk)
- Macys' give a discount card for tourists
- B&H Video for cameras and AV gear of all descriptions
- Get a Fluffernutter at the Peanut Butter Café
- Harlem walking tour
- the museums are brilliant (MOMA, Met, Guggenheim, National History Museum)
- take a day trip up to Woodbury Common clearance centre (and spare suitcases!)
I would also recommend popping outside NY if you are there for that long
- Drive up to Providencetown and Cape Cod
- Stop off at the USS Nautilis (first nuclear sub)
- Watch National Treasure then train down to Philadelphia - very interesting
- While there, go see the Iowa class battleship - just across the river (I did not realise it was there - kicking myself)
In New York
- Top of the Rock is brilliant (go at dusk)
- Macys' give a discount card for tourists
- B&H Video for cameras and AV gear of all descriptions
- Get a Fluffernutter at the Peanut Butter Café
- Harlem walking tour
- the museums are brilliant (MOMA, Met, Guggenheim, National History Museum)
- take a day trip up to Woodbury Common clearance centre (and spare suitcases!)
I would also recommend popping outside NY if you are there for that long
- Drive up to Providencetown and Cape Cod
- Stop off at the USS Nautilis (first nuclear sub)
- Watch National Treasure then train down to Philadelphia - very interesting
- While there, go see the Iowa class battleship - just across the river (I did not realise it was there - kicking myself)
K50 DEL said:
How's the weather there now?
I've been watching a combination of NY1 and The Weather Channel this morning but they've not said a great deal about Manhattan, did you avoid the worst of it?
From the radio it sounds like Judgement Day is on it's way!I've been watching a combination of NY1 and The Weather Channel this morning but they've not said a great deal about Manhattan, did you avoid the worst of it?
I land at Leeds Bradford at 9am tomorrow morning so if you can keep all the snow on that side of the pond until then please I'd be grateful!
Very disappointed to be honest. We had less than 12" yesterday and nothing overnight.
I went for a walk last night (Empire State Building, Madison Square Gardens, river, Broadway) where I managed to find the local Hooters restaurant. They had the snow ploughs out so traffic was moving ok.
They have started the metro system but schools and most offices are closed.
It has started snowing very lightly so "Armageddon" might still happen.
I went for a walk last night (Empire State Building, Madison Square Gardens, river, Broadway) where I managed to find the local Hooters restaurant. They had the snow ploughs out so traffic was moving ok.
They have started the metro system but schools and most offices are closed.
It has started snowing very lightly so "Armageddon" might still happen.
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