New York

We had a week to go on holiday somewhere, and three choices - a caravan in West Wales, a city break to Barcelona or a chance to visit the Big Apple, and get more stamps in our passports. We chose New York, and jetted off across the pond (a mere 8 hour flight) to visit Elizabeth's 4th continent in as many months....

Now, I assumed that the weather would be similar to that in the UK - a bit cold maybe, but not too bad. How wrong could I be... for the most part, it was dry - but the temperature rarely broke freezing point. And when it did, it rained. Heavily. And I forgot my coat.

Grand Central Station was simply beautiful...

And Elizabeth loved climbing through the tubes at the American Museum of Natural History (she didn't think much of the Space Exhibition though). There were lots of dinosaurs... is this were Ross works?

We braved the cold to visit Ground Zero - the site of the World Trade Centre. The site of the Twin Towers is now a building site, where the subway is being re-built.

The only things that remind you what happened 18 months ago, was a cross constructed from girders, and a bill board of photos, snap shots and tributes, posted by people who had visited the World Trade Centres whilst the Twin Towers were standing.

The sun still refused to shine, but we took the ferry to Staten Island to see the Statue of Libery...

...and once we got there, we came straight back! Now, what's this I hear about the French wanting their statue back?

The sun shone occasionally, and allowed us a trip to Central Park. The ice-skating was fantastic... until I fell flat on my face...!

And after the sun set, the other lights of New York came out...
	..in Times Square...
...and as can be seen from the top of the Empire State Building.