My Small Bite Of The Big Apple

31 hours is just not enough time to explore the many sights of this amazing city. The evening of our arrival was spent catching up on sleep after the 14 hour non-stop flight to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport from Dubai. A double Bailey's was also taken to help ease the pain! It was up bright and early the next day to join 2 crew members from the flight for a great American diner breakfast and a whistlestop bus and ferry tour of NYC. The New Yorkers have gone security mad after that awful day in 2001. I had to pass through a metal detector to go up the Empire State Building and also to catch a ferry. I was nearly fully undressed at the airport trying to get through security there! Life in New York is way to fast for my liking. I found the New Yorkers very rude compared to the other Americans I have met on previous LA and Chicago trips. I must say that it's worth putting up with it all just to see the city. Hopefully another trip to the US will feature on April's roster!

My first glimpse of the Big Apple. Our hotel is in central Manhattan!

Ever wondered what a hotel lobby full of cabin crew suitcases looked like? Well now you know.

Claudia (England) and Ivan (Bulgaria) with our breakfast at the diner in Times Square.

The Empire State Building.

The entrance to the Empire State Building. Now I think it's time for a few 'views from the top'.
You can just about make out the Statue of Liberty in this one.
You can see Central Park in the background if you look closely.
And the Chrysler Building in this one.

The United Nations Head Office. The NYC Police hold Roll Call on the streets of Manhattan. Now a regular sight to help deter would-be terrorists. The Rockerfeller Center Ice Rink. As seen in many movies! They also put the New York Christmas tree up here. Times Square. The Triangle Building.
Ground Zero. Not really much to look at but it still makes you feel bad seeing it. Macy's. The world's biggest department store.
Madisson Square Garden. It's not square! Real New York City taxis! New York City Hall.
The Circle Line ferry which took us to... The Statue of Liberty. A lot smaller than she looks on TV! A view of New York from the Circle Line.