After a spot of souvenir shopping at Tiffany & Co and some final sightseeing at the Empire State Building on Thursday followed by some housekeeping on a wet Friday, it was time to say good-bye to New York and hello to Niagara Falls via the Amtrak.
On Wednesday, I went to the Rockefeller Center to see where the big acts play when in town, catch some views of New York City and see where Tina Fey hangs out on a Saturday night.
As an accounting graduate, a trip to New York wouldn’t be complete without a visit to Wall Street.
On Monday, I enjoyed a well-deserved sleep-in (I am on holidays for fucks sake) before checking out a few midtown sights and the Manhattan skyline.
I spent the weekend at the Palace Theatre on Broadway and eating pizza in Brooklyn. Life’s tough isn’t it?
On Friday I thought I might be really adventurous and take the subway downtown to the Museum of Modern Art or MoMA.
Natural history museums are my favourite because they always have something that really tickles my bookish nerdiness - dinosaur bones. And the American Museum of Natural History had plenty of these, along with some other really cool stuff.
After some jet lag recovery on Tuesday, I decided to brave the city streets and hit the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Guggenheim Museum.
On Monday night when I first set foot in my dorm room, I couldn’t believe how hot and airless the room was or the stench that came with it. I know this is budget accommodation but you can’t tell me there is no air conditioning…
My dorm room is a room for 12. Over the last few days, about half of the people in it have just been for a night or two, while the other half (including me) are here for the long haul. So let’s get to know my bunk buddies a little better…