Statue of Liberty
27. heinĂ€kuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat â
âïž 29 °C
After some chicken and chips for lunch I boarded the free Staten Island ferry! This passes close by the Statue of Liberty and again offers great views of Manhattan, particularly at the back of theLue lisÀÀ
Tudor Bridge
27. heinĂ€kuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat â
âïž 29 °C
A quick stop at Tudor Bridge was next. I believe that there is a shot in one of the Spiderman's filmed here. It looked right onto the Chrysler Building and also at the UN headquarters on the oppositeLue lisÀÀ
Roosevelt Island Tramway
27. heinĂ€kuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat â
âïž 29 °C
As we headed towards the late afternoon I boarded the Roosevelt Island Tramway. These red cable car type vehicles take 7 minutes to ascend, cross the West Channel and descend into RooseveltLue lisÀÀ
Roosevelt Island
27. heinĂ€kuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat â
âïž 29 °C
The island itself is only small but again had great views over to both Manhattan and Brooklyn.
Hudson River Ferry
27. heinĂ€kuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat â
âïž 28 °C
Just heading into sunset I departed Roosevelt Island on the public ferry down the Hudson River towards Wall Street. The sunset over Manhattan was exquisite, with fantastic views of the Empire StateLue lisÀÀ
Pier 35 at Sunset
27. heinĂ€kuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat â
âïž 27 °C
After leaving the ferry at pier 11 I wandered down to pier 35 to enjoy the very last of the sunset over Manhattan, with Brooklyn to the left and their corresponding bridges down river ahead. What aLue lisÀÀ
Midtown Manhattan
28. heinĂ€kuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat â
âïž 26 °C
Today was a day of pretty random stops all in all. First up I got off the metro outside the New York Times HQ. I then headed past the revolving doors from Elf to 29th street to take a few pics of theLue lisÀÀ
Flatiron Building & Harry Potter
28. heinĂ€kuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat â
âïž 28 °C
My next stops were a Flatiron Building absolutely covered in scaffolding and then a Harry Potter shop with everything you could ever imagine. It must have sold 50+ different types of wands includingLue lisÀÀ
The Vessel and Hudson Yards
28. heinĂ€kuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat â
âïž 29 °C
My next stop was to a very interesting building named 'The Vessel' and an area of skyscrapers known as Hudson Yards. It had great views over the west river and even of the Empire State Building!
High Line
28. heinĂ€kuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat â
âïž 29 °C
High Line is a disused train line raised above the ground that runs from The Vessel at 30th street all the way down to 12th street. It has some great views over the city and some nice features alongLue lisÀÀ
Little Island
28. heinĂ€kuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat â
âïž 30 °C
Just before the end of High Line is Little Island. This green artificial land provides great views over the river, down to the Financial District and as ever of the Empire State Building!
Random Manhattan
28. heinĂ€kuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat â
âïž 30 °C
From Little Island I took a walk some way down the river. It was a lovely pedestrianised area that I took no photos of.
What I can provide photos of however is:
Pic 1: Stat Wars art.
Pic 2: TheLue lisÀÀ
Little Italy
28. heinĂ€kuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat â
âïž 31 °C
Randomly nestled in the middle of Manhattan is Little Italy, with an appropriate level of Italian restaurants for a place with such a name.
Natural History Museum & Banksy
28. heinĂ€kuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat â
âïž 30 °C
I was heading to see the fair ground / fire bell Banksy and just happened to get off at the metro stop of the Natural History Museum which I'd forgotten was even in New York. Of course this is where ALue lisÀÀ
NYCFC v Queretaro
28. heinĂ€kuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat â
âïž 26 °C
This evenings activity was New York City FC v Queretaro. Previous representatives of NYCFC have been Frank Lampard, Andrea Pirlo, David Villa, however I'd heard of precisely zero of their currentLue lisÀÀ
Rain & Central Park
29. heinĂ€kuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat â
âïž 27 °C
In a few days I was set to leave New York using the Frontier airlines GoWild! pass. I thought I'd have a go at signing up and discovered that you needed to be a US citizen to buy one. Oh no. So, ILue lisÀÀ
5th Avenue
29. heinĂ€kuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat â
âïž 29 °C
5th avenue is arguably New York's most famous street so I wandered from Central Park all the way to the very end of it. Passing all of the major shops plus the Plaza, Trump Tower, the cathedral and ofLue lisÀÀ
Final Evening in NYC
29. heinĂ€kuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat â
âïž 28 °C
My final evening in NYC (for now) I spent around the WTC and then watched the sunset on the west shores of Manhattan. This meant I'd walked from 103rd street way past the end of 1st street. It was aLue lisÀÀ
NYC > Boston
30. heinĂ€kuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat â
âïž 25 °C
After 4 busy days in NYC it was time for probably the first proper travel day in a while, with a 4.5 hours bus in the middle of the day to Boston!
First however it was time to wave goodbye to my bugLue lisÀÀ
South Boston
30. heinĂ€kuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat â
âïž 30 °C
My first stop this evening was a stroll around the beach stroke bay stroke fort in east Boston. One of the many places where the Americans battled the British during their war for independence. ILue lisÀÀ
Fort Point Channel
30. heinĂ€kuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat â
âïž 30 °C
Next up I headed towards the centre of town to the Fort Point Channel with great views over to central Boston! This area is also home to the Boston Tea Party Museum, commemorating when the AmericansLue lisÀÀ
East Boston
30. heinĂ€kuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat â
âïž 28 °C
To finish the evening I headed across the river to east Boston where I found this lovely food, drinks and games area with amazing views of the sunset and the city!
Harvard University
31. heinĂ€kuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat â
âïž 27 °C
First of all this morning I wandered into town to pick up some breakfast before jumping on the metro to Harvard University! The University is not in Boston itself but just across the river in theLue lisÀÀ
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
31. heinĂ€kuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat â
âïž 28 °C
As I headed back towards Boston, but still in Cambridge, I stopped of at another world renowned university, MIT, which sits on the river overlooking Boston.
Alumni of here include Buzz Aldrin,Lue lisÀÀ
Boston Common
31. heinĂ€kuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat â
âïž 29 °C
I returned to central Boston to grab some lunch and had a look around the start of the 'Freedom Trail' beginning at Boston Common, the US' oldest public park. The first few stopes were the stateLue lisÀÀ
























































































































































































MatkaajaWOW!! You are definitely seeing all the sights Greg. Isn't it a fantastic city!! đœ