21/10/2026
Well that was a whole load of fun!
There was once a plan to visit NYC, but that was a lifetime ago, and TBH I didn’t think it was terribly likely that I’d want it to be a priority…… However when you work out that the Big Apple is more or less half-way between Wirksworth and Las Vegas, then it seems crazy not to meet don’t you think?
So here is our itinerary for 3 and a bit days in New York. It’s an itinerary that is definitely built around catching up nattering-time and for those not shy of a stomping a fair few steps.
I should say it’s also one that is completely doable for someone who is (or was) maybe just a little in awe of such a city, and not a great fan of flying long-haul, and solo. Suffice it to say, we absolutely loved everything we did (apart from slightly unnerving exchange with a bloke on the metro). We have a list of things for next time…
(And what a challenge to choose only 20 images to accompany this post!)
DAY 1
Bagels for breakfast (obvs). Walk the length of Brooklyn Bridge to DUMBO and have a lovely mooch and cool coffee.
Walk back along the bridge after a wander around the waterside park. Decide it might be lunchtime.
Pootle towards somewhere and find the perfect place.
Try the subway, decide walking is preferable, and hop out on 5th Avenue. Very cool. Central Park wander and then Grand Central Station. Pick up delicious deli for hotel picnic tea.
DAY 2
Breakfast at M’s fave chain. Wall St. World Trade Center and 9/11 memorial. Coffee and cardamom bun. Walk. Lunch. Walk. Sprint. Make it just in time for Hadestown on Broadway! More walking to Little Italy for dinner via the Rockefeller Center.
DAY 3
A gentle wander from Lower Manhattan up to Chelsea, with a belated birthday/mother’s day treat at Ladurée. Then to the Highline, Chelsea Market and back through Soho and Tribeca.
DAY 4
Not long before flying, so a wander to Battery Park for a quick snap of Lady Liberty.
(And no photos of us at the airport - that was messy.... 😥 😉)
