We had our first family visit to NYC in early January and loved it so much we are going back in october this year !
we all went Steve , Scary, lewis 14 , Charlotte 10.
stayed at the intercontinental barclay on west 48th near lexington ; lovely hotel bit pricey though for food $13 for a coffee ( $2 Just round the corner ) great location though , walk to broadway and rockafeller centre , skating great and looking very festive !
Shopping brilliant especially century 21 down by ground zero and Macys ok but overpriced !
Grand Central station very atmospheric great specialist shops and good eating in the basement.
Ground zero and the globe in the park down by the ellis island ferry very moving and poignant .
staten island ferry offers great views of the statue of liberty and better still its free !
Museumn of natural history superb, buy the top ticket and stay all day. The planetarium is brilliant we saw the butterflys and frogs too! we missed the gemstones but will go back this time .
watch the metro though we found cabs cheaper for 4 and quicker too.
Mini display at times square was great !
times square like most cities gets seedy after dark but is all part of the show !
this time we want to go see the monty python show, spamalot I think ?
Bear factory and pokemon centre were a hit with our daughter ( bear factory at rockafeller centre and much cheaper than UK )( pokemon centre on 48th between lex and rockcentre)
electronics digi cameras and ipod and laptops very cheap but check warrenty watch what the seller says carefully, we got ripped off in compusa near the empire state over an ipod warrenty !!!
as you can see a brilliant place , great people , and a wonderful atmosphere ( even the hookers were funny ! ) Cant wait to get back there ........staying in the holiday inn midtown ( near central park this time .
Fly virgin into JFK very friendly and kiddie aware free drinks and great entertainment, didnt have any issues with the airport!
Finally colder than you can imagine wrap up warm !
 SHES SCARY ! |