New York

Stepping out to New York was extremely exciting. We caught a cab from the airport to the Hotel and caught a glimpse of what there was to see. I think I was most excited when we went past Central Park, it was exactly like sex in the city!!

The weather was beautiful , New York definitly lived up to expectations. The day we arrived was New Year's Eve, after a short nap we headed down to secure a great location for the countdown. We ended up in a great sport right in Times Sq. in front of where the ball drops. The following 8 hour wait was quite gruelling, it was cold and we were tired. We scored heaps of free stuff, whistles, bells, streamers, balloons, beanie, glow sticks and mints. As the time drew near, the place got packed! We saw Avril Lavigne perform and when the actual countdown started, the atmosphere was electric.

 

At 12am, the ball dropped and confetti was shot into the air, fireworks went off and everyone was kissing and singing. I was so emotional I burst out crying. For the rest of the trip we visited many tourist sites and explored Manhattan. We saw the Empire State Building, MTV Studio, Macy's (the largest department store in the world), Maddison Square Garden, Manhattan Mall and saw a 4 level Toys 'r' Us that had a Ferris Wheel inside. New York has a very efficient Transport system with a $4 US Metro ticket getting you everywhere you need to go. Canal Street (chinatown) has heaps of cheap and good restaurants, Jacky and I had many enjoyable dinners there.

Another touching experience was when we went to ground zero and saw the tributes and actual sites. It left an overwhelming feeling of sadness and makes you question how anyone could do such a thing.

We finished off our trip by visiting the Statute of Liberty and Ellis Island, the ferry was very cold and the statute had been closed since Sept 11th but we're so glad we went!

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