A small Bite of the BIG APPLE

March 23

Joanne

Over 17000 kilometers in about 24 hours on 3 different planes in 4 different airports… we’ve finally arrive in New York City. Love this city, totally mesmerizing!

Judith

We have ARRIVED. NEW YORK CITY. WE MADE IT.

After 12 months of planning and dreaming, booking tickets, finding accommodation, more planning, packing and flying we are all finally here in New York. It was very exciting when Joanne and family arrived around 7 pm yesterday evening. Kids were excited, tired, hungry, wanting to sleep, explore talk and sleep again, all at once. But we are all here ready to experience this great city.

Philip and I arrived mid afternoon (P-after a 24 hr delay due to a snow storm over New York it wasn’t a drama as we had a spare day and were staying with great hosts in North Dakota) and taxied to our apartment at 820 10th Avenue, just near W 54th Street. We were met at the apartment by the owner and got the tour and details. It’s a great little apartment and will suit us fine for the time we are here. 3 double rooms and a fold out bed in the lounge. Seperate kitchen and a nice bathroom. I’m sure Philip will be able to whip up some yummy meals in this kitchen. We have a great supermarket across the road for all our supplies and are about 10 minutes walk from Times Square and Broadway. And 2 blocks from Central Park.

We followed Joanne and Tristram’s flight from Los Angeles on Philips flight tracker so knew when they landed. We met them out the front of our apartment with much excitement. Once we had them all settled and fed we donned our coats and headed off for a walk to stretch their legs before bed. Hughs eyes were everywhere, (P- it wasn’t only Mr Hugh! I have never been to NYC and wow Times Square was a light sense overload).

fire trucks, police cars, trucks and people everywhere. The girls were equally as excited as we reached Times Square with the lights, the people, Minnie Mouse, Elsa, Olaf, Spider-Man and shops. I guess we will be down here to see it all again. They started to flag and Hugh needed a piggy back so it was time to get back, get showered and get some sleep for them, stretched out, on beds and not sitting in planes.

Stay Tuned there will be more to come over the next few weeks.

(P-We are camped just by the NYCPD (police) mounted horse department which is a good look. The street food will need to be sampled over the next few days as well as a trip to the M&M shop in Times Square to fulfil a promise to Miss Lilly. There was a comment about Mr Hugh being excited about the fire truck- it is worth noting his Pyro father Tristram got about as excited as he gets!!!!! Time to cook pancakes and hot chocolate for breakfast (topped with marshmallows and whipped cream) – a Pa treat.)