Day 30: New York Jets v’s Pittsburg Steelers

While the girls spent the day soaking up the shops in Fifth Avenue, the boys caught a bus to the Metlife stadium (New Jersey) to watch the New York Jets play the Pittsburg Steelers (with 80,000 other fans). Whilst the home team went down 19-6, the atmosphere and the 1 foot long hotdogs were amazing.

Metlife Stadium

Some of the action

Foot long Hotdogs 

Blimp at the game

 

Day 29

Took our longest subway trip so far from 42^nd Street to Battery Park. Got some photos of the New York Stock exchange before heading off Pier 17, which has not opened since hurricane Sandy. The weather was much warmer today so decided to take a leisurely walk along the Greenway pathway with views of Brooklyn Heights, Staten Island Ferry Terminal, Battery Park and the very busy Wall Street Heliport (counted 8 helicopters on the pad at one time). Spent the afternoon eating ice cream in Bryant park and then back to watch the Dodgers play game 2 of the series.

NY Stock Exchange

Battery Park

Bronze Bull (near Wall Street)

Chrysler Building

 

Day 27: A birthday in New York

Time Square at dusk

The Great Lawn (Central Park)

Lunch at the Boat House in Central Park

Squirrels everywhere

The Mall - Central park

Look at the size of this puppy

Birthday lunch - lobster for the boys

Breakfast at CafeBene

Central park

Time for the boys to test out the new hits

Got tickets for Chuck's Broadway show

Day 24: Rockefeller (by day & night) + MOMA + Breakfast at Tiffanies

After weeks of sunshine, a cold snap arrived in NY today. After the girls took their bagels/tea and went to Tiffanies for breakfast we headed up the Rockefeller for our day tour of the Manhattan skyline. Lined up in the rain for tickets to the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA). Six floors including Monet, Picasso, Van Gough. Visited Niketown (awesome) then a quick coffee at Starbucks in Trump Tower before heading back up the Rockefeller for our night time tour.

Chrysler

Niketown

Starbucks in Trump Tower

Van Gough - Stary Night

Monet

Central Park

Empire in the clouds

Picasso

Breakfast at Tiffanies

Day 23: Greenwich Village & So Ho

The only time it's safe to stand in the
 middle of 8th Avenue (closed to traffic)

Busking with a piano in Washington Park

Washington Parks 'Arc de Triumphe'

Got to love the squirrels 

Day 22: New York

On the big screen in Times Square

Spent the morning on the red steps in Time Square before heading off to see the broadway show "Chicago".

Day 21: Central Park and the Natural History Museum

Hired bikes and cycled all the way around Central Park. Took about 90 minutes. Sitting in the middle of this massive park (about 50 streets long) it’s hard to believe we’re still in New York. Spent afternoon at the Museum of Natural History (location for Ben Stiller’s movie… Night at the museum)

Central Park

Central Park Bike ride