The Staten Island Ferry is a great way to see of the Statue of Liberty and the Manhattan skyline without spending a lot of money. The ferry runs every 30 minutes and is free to ride.
I do have a little bit of time before the next ferry. I’m going…
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The first thing you see when entering “The Battery” (formerly Battery Park) is the New Amsterdam monument. This area was originally called New Amsterdam when it was first settled by the Dutch in the 1600’s. This monument was put here in 1926 to mark the 300th anniversary of the…
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Good morning! This morning I’m going to the #1 breakfast place I wanted to try in New York, then I’m going to Wall Street.
First I needed to handle some business because Bermuda is requiring COVID testing. I did the proctored Abbott home COVID test sold by EMed.
The test was…
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Good Afternoon! I just got back from the Mets game. Now I’m getting ready to go to Wicked. I don’t have time to stop and eat so I grabbed a hot dog from the vendor across the street.
There’s a hot dog guy on every corner around this hotel. There’s…
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I’m going to a Sunday afternoon Mets game. I just finished Top of the Rock Observatory. I am leaving from Rockefeller Center which is across the street from Radio City Music Hall and a subway station I can use.
Queens is where I’m going.
I’ll be taking…
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Good morning. I have the Mets game this afternoon, but this morning I’m going to try out Liberty Bagels and go to Top of the Rock, an observatory at the top of Rockefeller Center.
It’s crazy all of the bagel and cream cheese options these places have.
This is a French toast…
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One of the nice things about my hotel location is the proximity to the theater district. I took advantage of that by booking shows each night. The first one is Phantom of the Opera on my first night.
You can see where I am at in the upper right hand…
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Central Park is an 843 acre park in Manhattan. The original park covered 778 acres and opened in 1859. The northern section opened in 1876. I was not able to cover the north section during my trip.
My walk in the park is going to begin at the Plaza Hotel…
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Good morning from The Parking Spot shuttle. That happened really fast. I parked and the shuttle picked me up. There were seven of us. Those of us going to New York City on Spirit are last to be dropped off.
I used the kiosk to print off my boarding pass…
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Booking
I booked this cruise during a Carnival sale back in April. I’ve been watching New York cruises ever since they announced Magic was going there.
I was able to get this cruise for less than half of what I normally see it priced at. I haven’t been on a five-day…
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