We're Home!!

The excitement of landing back in Adelaide is always a highlight of any trip!  It was worth the more than 24 hours after leaving our hotel in New York, the mix up by Qantas with our tickets in New York & LA, and the losing of one of our bags.  Mum picked us up, along with great supplies for dinner, breakfast and lunch.  We unpacked got the washing going and walked around like zombies until everything was done.  We were determined not to go to sleep until evening so we could get our sleeping pattern right.  We sat down to watch the news and wait for our bag to turn up.  Finally, we went to bed at 6.45pm and slept until 6am this morning.  We feel great and have just had a big breaky thanks to Mum. The washing is on the line and now it's time to get into Grand Final mode - Go The Saints!!!!!!

                       This is the part of the Hudson where flight 1549 landed on the water.

Home Sweet Home - Here we come

We lined up for The View after catching the subway to 66th street and got our standby ticket.  Today they were doing two shows so we had a double chance of getting in but alas, no go.  But we saw ex President Carter at his book signing!  It was advertised that he would be at the Barnes & Noble Bookstore on Broadway which is close to where we were so we swung by and popped in to say Hi!  Never a dull moment in New York.  We saw a woman screaming and fighting and getting arrested and cuffed, we have seen many people getting on the subway and making an announcement that they are homeless and could we spare some money so they can eat.  People get on the train and break into song and then pass the hat for donations.  There are so many characters that some things dont even seem strange anymore. Some people wear, or do, the strangest things.  Today, a man walked around the subway station - backwards.  Go figure.  We have had the best time and done pretty much everything we set out to do plus so much more.  This will probably be our last blog because we catch our flight home tomorrow but don't get home until Thursday 23rd - just in time for the Grand Final.  Thanks for sharing this trip with us.  We are looking forward to getting home.  See you soon.  Love ya guts xxx

Back In New York

We are back in our beloved, hectic New York.  They had a big storm here after we left last time and we heard on the news that they couldn't decide whether it was a hurricane or a tornado. The destruction was clear to see as we were in the taxi on the way from JFK.  Trees were uprooted all the way along the expressway and leaves and rubbish everywhere, they must have had a tough time of it.  Once we booked in to the Roosevelt we hit the subways again and headed to Times Square to see if we could get tickets for Mary Poppins, alas no.  We had a bite to eat and people watched.  Something was up in Times Square because the cops had cut off all the roads and some of them were carrying machine guns!  Nobody seemed to notice and just went about their business.  We went looking in Bloomingdales but didn't buy anything and then had a drink in the club lounge downstairs.  We are going to attemp to get tickets to The View in the morning.  You have to line up and they give you a number.  IF your number is lucky you get to go to the show.  Might as well give it a go!  'til next time - love ya guts xxx 

Back to New York - Our kinda Town!

Niagara Falls is an amazing spectacle.  Today we went behind The Falls.  An elevator takes you down 23 floors and you come out into a tunnel system which takes you behind the water.  The power and the sound is incredible.  You also view the falls from the side so you can see the water coming over the top but feel the power of it as it falls right past you.  We also did what they call The fury of the Falls which starts with a cartoon film about a little chipmunk who gets detention and has to write about the Falls.  He is bored and can't be bothered but then he is taken on a magical trip through time back to when the Falls began it's journey in the ice age and through the ages.  We then put on another poncho and the doors opened and we stepped into a dark and wet circular room where we stood on a metal floor and had to hold on to the metal bars around us.  They showed a film all around us.  It started with snow and icy winds and then the ice beginning to melt and rain down on us and then the ice started breaking up and we were shaken around with loud crashes and then we were bounced along the river and over the falls!  It was hilarious!!  After that we went on the incline rail up to another observation point and had lunch.  The bus then took us to Walking the Wild Water which again was an elevator down a long way which openned into another tunnel and then out onto a board walk where we were alongside the river and the rapids.  What power.  You wouldn't want to fall in!
After all that excitement we jumped in a taxi and went to the outlet shopping centre.  Not so exciting there, the bargains weren't that good.
Back to New York tomorrow - talk to you again from there!