We couldn't get another night at the Doubletree and everything else was booked out but we found a place in Brooklyn which is OK but not the Hilton. We got a cab over here and dropped our bags off then got on the subway to the Tenement Museum for a walking tour. They took us through a tenement building which they had restored to how it looked in the early 1800 and then a section was restored to show how it looked when the family that lived there was making clothing for the fashion industry and then another section was restored to how it looked in the early 1900's. The tour guide was very knowledgeable and made it so interesting to hear all about the immigrants and how they tried to assimilate into the American way. This took about two hours and it went quickly. We then had a coffee and went back into Manhattan where we picked up our train tickets to Boston and then found a travel agent who booked our return flights to Niagara Falls and accommodation for two nights and then another two nights in New York at the Roosevelt Hotel opposite Grand Central Station. So we will have two more days in New York before coming home. We came back to Brooklyn with all the locals on their way home from work. It's amazing how people can sleep standing up on the train and not miss their stops! They can also read books and play on their computers. The trains are jam packed and to and from the platforms is shuffling all the way. It has been a great experience but you wouldn't want to do it everyday. We will head off early in the morning "to cross the Bridge" as they say (go back into Manhattan) to catch our train to Boston. Heard from Jean and they have a bus driver from hell who had an accident before they left New York and hours after they should have been in Boston the driver was still lost!!
Talk to you from Boston! xx
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