Day 41 New York, USA

Possibly one of the Top 5 best days of the trip so far. Yet another tall building for me today, this one being The Empire State Building. It stands at a height of 1,454 feet or 86 floors and the last 6 floors we walked up to save us queuing. It didn’t seem that high at all really and although we had fairly poor visibility it was still possible to get some great views of New York. I did the audio tour which was also well worth the extra money and it gave a very good insight into all the different places to see and a short history on them to like where the Titanic should of docked.

The metal high fence was where the Titanic was meant to dock

Looking down on New York from the Empire State Building

Chrysler Building seen from the Empire State Building

View from the Empire State Building

View from the Empire State Building

Next was a walk around Maceys the largest store in the world but for once I managed to keep my credit card in my pocket. After eating we rushed over to meet Nancy who is a friend of Simon and Jill and she took us on a very enjoyable walk firstly back to her apartment followed by all 4 of us and her dog Nathan walking along the river. It is so much more enjoyable when someone local is showing you points of interest that you wouldn’t normally see. The night came to a very nice end by having a lovely Vietnamese meal followed by a beer listening to a very entertaining blues band.

Alice in Wonderland statue in a park in New York