I Love New York

Having not been able to fly to the USA for the past 2 years until recently when the restrictions were lifted made me reflect on my visits to the Big Apple and reminded me just why I love New York. The last time I visited was in 2017, a family holiday with my wife and teenage children. It was their first visit and we stayed at the New Yorker hotel with views of the Empire State and a few blocks from Times Square. I loved showing them the sights including taking the boat trip to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island which is where immigrants from across the world would take there first steps in North America as they were processed for entry. We loved wandering around central park and took a tricycle trip from one end to the other. Some of the best views of the city can be found from the observations deck of the empire state building built in the 1920s and at the time the tallest building in the world. One of the best things about New York is the food with a myriad of different restaurants from across the world and we loved the restaurants in Little Italy and the Cheesecake factory. For a contrast to the skyscrapers of midtown try a wander around Greenwich Village with its brownstone townhouses and quirky shopping. We also loved the iconic buildings such as the Flat iron and the architecture of Grand Central and host of museums including Metropolitan Music of Art and MOMA. There really is some much to see and do in New York and I know I’ve only just scratched the surface and am keen to return and scratch the itch to return to a great city