New York City

We have arrived to New York. The place this trip was all about!

Last night we experienced a 3.9 earthquake. I had been fearing this for SF for months. They are well overdue for a biggie and given I had travelled to Japan AND New Zealand last year, I was well and truly worried. Thankfully it wasn't a massive one, and it was across the other side of the bay too. Poor Washington DC got hit though. I hope there wasn't too much damage.

Last night was another sleepless night for me. I think I got two hours in before the alarm going off at 3.45am, that's when Ros wanted to get up. I got up at 4.45am and still got downstairs before her!

Really there is nothing to tell in this post. We spent most of the day traveling, there was a debacle at the airport trying to find the shuttle. Hardly surprising given the size and throughput of the place.

We got into our hotel, made our way to Times Square and wandered around, even managed some souvenir shopping. The place takes me right back to Tokyo actually, except I have struggled more with the metro here than in Japan, just a lack of information I think. I am sure I will master it soon though with a bit of practice.

Oh, our shuttle bus driver took us the scenic route to our hotel, past Central Park. You can't believe how massive it is until you see it. 60 traffic lights long he reckons. That was when I got the butterflies in my stomach and the excitement of being in NYC hit!

I have booked us on a day sight seeing tour for tomorrow, and that should get this party started!


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