Hello from New York

I can't believe this post didn't post! This is now somewhat delayed.......over a week late!!!.....

Welcome to New York!!!!! There'll be no cards this week, instead I'll be looking for inspiration as I explore NY for the first time :)

Matt's been very briefly a couple of times before and kept saying we should visit -  and we've finally got round to it.

We started with an upgrade to First Class (!) My Dad's a retired pilot and very occasionally we get an extra special seat. We sat down, had a glass of bubbly and promptly had to get off again due to a technical issue. Five hours and a number of logistical problems later we ended up back in First Class in the very front two seats after a number of people had booked onto alternative flights. I don't think we'll ever have such special treatment again - we felt truly looked after and it was a great start to our de-stress.....

Everything here is so novel when you've only seen it in the movies - We got in our first yellow cab at the airport and that was exciting enough. We're staying in a pretty grand looking black and gold building - it's a hotel called the Bryant Park - and what makes it really exciting for us is that it's right next to the public Library. The Library has featured in a number of movies, but particularly The Day After Tomorrow. Love that movie. We played the relevant scenes on the iPad and spotted our hotel and all the surrounding buildings - kept us amused for at least half an hour! Here's a pic of our view of the back of it....

I'm pleased to say my cycling training has continued....look at this! 

We managed to cycle this crazy tandem around Central Park. We even managed not to fall off or kill each other with frustration though it was not free of yelling! Not a bad test of communication and patience but we defy anybody to manage it without a little bit of kufuffle! ;)

I think that's enough for now - maybe next time I'll tell you about lunch at Tao with the big Buddha, amazing cocktails and so many varieties of tea it was like being in a sweet shop :).....or how we tried to go to Ground Zero on the day the President was going - yes, we were those tourists....oops!

Leigh-Anne x