Mum & Dad Arrive in New York

Mum and Dad flew in on Sunday afternoon from Vermont to spend a few days in New York. Jacqui is due to fly back to Russia early Monday morning, so Mum, Dad and I are going to have a few more days in New York together before I go home and they go on to London. I checked out of our hotel in midtown and towed by luggage 12 blocks to the middle of Times Square to meet Mum & Dad at our hotel. And when I say the middle of Times Square, I'm not kidding!! We have a suite on the 22nd floor looking directly up and down Times Square in both directions. Here's the view from our room!

So, after checking in we all headed out for a late lunch. It was then time to say goodbye to Jacqui - who needed to go back to her hotel and consolidate purchases and luggage to minimise excess baggage for the flight back to Moscow. It's hard to believe that it was 2 years ago that we were here last, it was another great (and bank breaking) holiday together. Look forward to seeing you in Russia next year Jacqui!

So this is Dad's first visit to New York City, and Mum's second. We spent Sunday afternoon at Dad's new favourite store - T J Maxx; which is conveniently located above Filene's Basement. After some time poking around, we then caught the subway down to the World Trade Center and walked around most of the site. We found a small fire station on Liberty Street that has been rebuilt and reopened since September 11; but it's amazing to see all the memorials and debris they have on display as a reminder. We then walked down to Battery Park an watched the sunset over Jersey City on the other side of the Hudson River. By that time it was quite late, so we stopped off at the Stage Door Deli for dinner on the way home.
Dad was then able to see Times Square in all it's glory with some great night time shots.