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
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
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