NYC Day 2!

Day 2 we went to the Rockefeller centre and visited the Top of the Rock observation deck on the 70th floor. I don't think I've ever been that high up in a building before but the view was amazing. We could see the whole of Central Park and also the Empire State building and the new World Trade Centre One tower which is nearly finished. It was pretty quiet up there when we went but it was getting busier as we left. We seemed to have a knack for avoiding the crowds all week actually!

After that we walked down 5th Avenue to the Grand Central Terminal which was huge and far too beautiful inside for a train station. We stopped there for lunch where I had the biggest burger ever! It was pretty amazing.

We walked back up 5^th Avenue to get back to the hotel and had a look in some of the shops. They were mostly expensive designer places so we didn’t buy anything except some NYC souvenirs from one of the (many!) gift shops.

In the evening we went to see our first Broadway show, Annie. It was very good and our seats were great despite being pretty cheap! Jane Lynch played Miss Hannigan and I thought she was really good, although I'm not a fan of Glee. It was great being able to see Times Square all lit up when we came out of the theatre, and it was still packed!

I'll post about day 3 and 4 together, hopefully tomorrow.

Bye for now!

Lucy

Luton to Kosice

Just a quick post to say that the Luton to Kosice flights I have been hoping for were announced today! This should make travelling between university and home a lot easier for UK students in Kosice.

The flights are run by Wizz Air who I haven't flown with before but their limit for checked baggage seems better than other airlines (32kg per bag) and they also have a discount scheme which I think would definitely be worth it for students flying to and from Kosice regularly.

The flights will be starting from the 17th September which is the day after term begins so it won't be any good for the first journey out but hopefully it will make travelling home for holidays much easier. Flights will only be twice a week (Tue and Sat) until the end of October when they are upped to four times a week (Sun, Mon, Wed, Fri).
 
Information about the flights can be found here (the site is in Slovak so will need translating if you can't read it) and they can be booked on the Wizz Air website.

New York! Day 1

I know I said that I was going to make this blog just about vet medicine, but I realised that means I won't have an awful lot to write about until I start university in September.

Sooo, this is a post about my recent New York trip :)


I went to New York city with my mum and sister for 5 nights last week for my sister's 21st birthday (which was actually in May, but oh well). It was a fairly hectic few days but we managed to do lots of touristy things and also see two Broadway shows!

I'll spread it out over a few days because otherwise this would be one ridiculously long blog post!

Day 1 we went on a boat tour around the island of Manhattan with Circle Line tours. We got a really good view of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island but couldn't visit either because both islands are still closed after hurricane Sandy last year. The tour was really interesting, and we got to see some landmarks and areas of New York that we wouldn't have managed to visit otherwise, like the Brooklyn bridge and the Chrysler building.

After that we wandered over to Times Square and had lunch and a look round the shops. My sister could have spent hours in the Disney shop but we eventually dragged her away. Ooh and we also stumbled across people setting up for the World War Z premiere; there were fans camping out already! We didn't stay for the premiere but it was interesting to see.

In the evening we had a wander around Central Park which was only 2 blocks from our hotel. It was nice and peaceful, but still quite busy!

Speaking of the hotel, it was really cheap so I wasn't expecting much but it was actually really nice. If anyone is thinking of travelling to New York I recommend the Salisbury Hotel. The location was great, we were less than a 5 minute walk from Central Park and about 10 minutes from Times Square and the Rockefeller Centre. Everything we wanted to see was in walking distance. There is also a supermarket opposite that is open 24 hours and a little deli next door that did some hot food. The rooms were clean and larger than I expected, and also not too noisy, although I suspect it is impossible to get a perfectly silent night's sleep anywhere in the city.

I'll post more about the trip tomorrow.

Bye for now!

Lucy

Name Change

I've decided to change the title and URL of my blog because from now on I'm hoping to make it more focused on my adventures and experiences at vet school rather than my personal ramblings. The title may be a little boring but it is more descriptive than the old title so hopefully it will help relevant readers find this blog.

I'll probably still post a few knitted objects as well because I'm hoping to start selling a few bits to raise funds for my vet studies.

Lucy