Our trip across the Atlantic was smooth until we were coming into JFK airport and had to come down through the rain clouds that were overig NYC. Just on 7 1/4 hrs flying time and setting our watch back another 5hrs means we are now 14hrs behind home time.
We are on the 31st floor of our hotel that is on 8th Avenue between 34th and 35th streets west.
New York has a unique way of naming streets etc with the avenues running north/south and there are 12 of them. The streets run east/west and are numbered from south to north. Most of the roads in Manhatten are one way and there is a system to which direction they flow. With the streets also the even numbered ones flow one way and the odd numbers run the opposite. Certainly works.
We again have a three day pass to allow us on the 5 different sight seeing bus routes around the city. Our first night we tried the night tour however the showers returned with a vengence so we had to move downstairs part way through the trip and slowly the windows fogged up so it wasn't the fun it should have been, but there is still other nights.
Times Square however is in no way affected by rain and the lighted billboards were just as spectacular.
Finally into bed around midnight and then worked out we had actually been up for 24hrs, no wonder these two pensioners were feeling a little tired.
A new morning and we were off again back to our buses. We rode the Downtown route down to Battery Park and then went and caught the Statten Island ferry (free) and enjoyed the 20min trip across. For the return you must first disembark and then walk around to the boarding area to re-board for the return trip. This time we were able to view the Statue of Liberty and get some photos. You can also take a cruise across to the statue however the ferry simply circles the island as both the statue an
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