NEW YORK CITY - THE BIG APPLE

       
NEW YORK CITY - THE BIG APPLE

Well I finally went on my dream holiday to New York.
I have always wanted to go since I was a teenager to see the sights and do some shopping (did not disappoint). I went at the end of August for just short of a week. I had not flown for 4 years so I was very nervous and even had a few glasses of wine before the flight.
We did everything I wanted to do, in a very week. The first sight was the Statue of Liberty (amazing).

Fact's about the Statue of Liberty:

• It was actually a gift to the United States from France.
• Its full name is the LIBERTY ENLIGHTENING THE WORLD.
• In high winds of 50mph she can sway by up to 3inch.

STATUE OF LIBERTY

STATUE OF LIBERTY

We had tickets for the Hop on and Hop off bus so we could get round and see everything. 

EMPIRE STATE BUILDING

The Empire State Building was next. My fear of heights got the best of me and I couldn't go up. My boyfriend did go up and said it was amazing.
Maybe next time I'll go up but I did get some good pics while waiting.

Facts about the Empire State Building:

• It stands at 1454 feet (443)m heigh
• Currently, it's the 5th tallest completed skyscraper in the United States.



EMPIRE STATE BUILDING

• It is the 29th tallest in the world.

We also went to the 9/11 Memorial, a Boat cruise, Central park and the Top of the Rock observation deck. Yes, I went up, but came straight back down as I was too nervous so no pics, sorry.











Food in New York was amazing I always said I wanted to try a bakery called Carlos' Bakery and get a cannoli. The cannoli was really nice but very sweet, even for me, and I love anything sweet. We had burgers at night, and pizzas and pancakes for breakfast (the diet has already started).

BLUEBERRY PANCAKES

CARLOS ' BAKERY

CANNOLI

PLANET HOLLYWOOD CLUB

PLANET HOLLYWOOD BURGER

MATILDA ON BROADWAY

We did go and see a Broadway show Matilda. This was amazing and the talent the children had was out of this world. How they remembered all their lines and dances, I will never know. I did manage to take a sneaky picture of the set, though.



Well we did not do as much shopping as I wanted to, but it was hard to shop and see the amazing sites. I did get few bits I wanted, though. We went to an outlet called Woodbury Common. Everything was either 50% off or reduced.

SKINNY GIRL MARGARITA

I did find something I have been looking for, for 3 years Bethenny Frankel (Real Housewives of New York) Skinny Girl Magertia. I will not drink it; I will just keep it for display. I have been a fan of this for years!



All in all, the holiday was amazing and I would love to go back; just need to save more money.