Hi all - what a fantastic day we've had!
After very little sleep the boys dragged themselves out of bed to a wonderful hot breakfast before leaving our hotel at 10am for a huge day of sightseeing. First stop was the riverside of New Jersey overlooking the New York skyline and the landing place of that fateful jet - a stop which saw many snow balls thrown and a great tour group photo. We then headed off under the Hudson River to Manhattan Island with stops at Central Park, 5th Avenue (the NBA shop might be a bit lighter on goods now as are some of the ladies' wallets after Karen and Robyn dropped in to Tiffanys) and then Madison Square Garden to watch our first College basketball game (Rutgers v Uni of North Carolina) which was a blow out to UNC. Sights we saw included the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree and skating rink, the horse drawn carriages in Central Park, the incredible shops along 5th Avenue, The New York City Hall and Public Library and the eerie sight of the re-building taking place at Ground Zero.
The final part of the day was on our trip home from The Garden when our coach driver went out of his way to show us Times Square at midnight - the lights, people, traffic - all unbelievable!
It is worth mentioning the snow - there is just so much of it - three feet deep along the sides of many roads, covering cars, footpaths, whole lanes on highways - it is just incredible. Only about 6 flights made it in to JFK airport yesterday and we were lucky enough to be one of them - much better than being stuck in Los Angeles as so many people are. Sunday saw over 24 inches of snow fall over all of New York - it shut down the city in many ways, but we are so very lucky to be experiencing beautiful sun and clear skies - even though it is so very cold. The good Lord has smiled upon us!
Tomorrow (in fact in a few hours) we are off to our first school in Norwich, CT - look forward to the update!
After very little sleep the boys dragged themselves out of bed to a wonderful hot breakfast before leaving our hotel at 10am for a huge day of sightseeing. First stop was the riverside of New Jersey overlooking the New York skyline and the landing place of that fateful jet - a stop which saw many snow balls thrown and a great tour group photo. We then headed off under the Hudson River to Manhattan Island with stops at Central Park, 5th Avenue (the NBA shop might be a bit lighter on goods now as are some of the ladies' wallets after Karen and Robyn dropped in to Tiffanys) and then Madison Square Garden to watch our first College basketball game (Rutgers v Uni of North Carolina) which was a blow out to UNC. Sights we saw included the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree and skating rink, the horse drawn carriages in Central Park, the incredible shops along 5th Avenue, The New York City Hall and Public Library and the eerie sight of the re-building taking place at Ground Zero.
The final part of the day was on our trip home from The Garden when our coach driver went out of his way to show us Times Square at midnight - the lights, people, traffic - all unbelievable!
It is worth mentioning the snow - there is just so much of it - three feet deep along the sides of many roads, covering cars, footpaths, whole lanes on highways - it is just incredible. Only about 6 flights made it in to JFK airport yesterday and we were lucky enough to be one of them - much better than being stuck in Los Angeles as so many people are. Sunday saw over 24 inches of snow fall over all of New York - it shut down the city in many ways, but we are so very lucky to be experiencing beautiful sun and clear skies - even though it is so very cold. The good Lord has smiled upon us!
Tomorrow (in fact in a few hours) we are off to our first school in Norwich, CT - look forward to the update!
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