Liberty Bell & Independence Square
2024年7月25日, アメリカ ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
This morning I was up and our fairly early to make up for time lost to the rain yesterday. First up I took a trip to see the Liberty Bell, a bell of significance in Philadelphia as it would be rungもっと詳しく
Philadelphia Walking Tour
2024年7月25日, アメリカ ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
At 10:30am I joined the free walking tour. To my amazement there was a British family plus a solo British woman on the tour, not a common sight for me thus far in the US.
The tour started at theもっと詳しく
Philly Cheesesteaks & Shoes
2024年7月25日, アメリカ ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
I was feeling a little hungry so of course I had to try a Philly Cheesesteak. Does exactly what it says on the tin, just a huge greasy sandwich full of beef and cheese.
In other news, both of myもっと詳しく
Rocky Steps
2024年7月25日, アメリカ ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Next up I headed down the boulevard of museums, past the Franklin Institute and all the way to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Outside of here at the steps Rocky famously trains on in the movie,もっと詳しく
A Walk in the Park
2024年7月25日, アメリカ ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
To finish off the day I took a stroll through the park in the west side of the city. Once I arrived back to my accomodation it was time to say RIP GBNF to my £15 Vinted Asics, but worry not, I've gotもっと詳しく
Philadelphia > New York City
2024年7月26日, アメリカ ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
This morning I was up and out early to catch the 8:35am bus to New York City! New York has been at the very top of my travel wish list since I was little so I was very excited to get the dayもっと詳しく
Home Alone 2 & Elf
2024年7月26日, アメリカ ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
In and around Central Park is where many movie scenes have been filmed. I was mainly on the lookout for the classics Home Alone 2 and Elf.
Just before getting into the park is 51 95th Street, theもっと詳しく
Central Park Pt.1
2024年7月26日, アメリカ ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
My hostel is right next door to Central Park so the first thing I did was to meander through it's many paths and fields. The sun was out in full force but thankfully the trees provided much shelter.
Central Park Pt.2
2024年7月26日, アメリカ ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
A few more pics here of Central Park, first Bethesda Terrace. Towering over the park is Central Park Tower, the top 3 floors of which are a penthouse which recently sold for $195m. Not a bad price forもっと詳しく
Strawberry Fields
2024年7月26日, アメリカ ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
A special shoutout to Strawberry Fields, the place which inspired one of the Beatles many famous hits.
The first building across the street is the apartment block and archway where John Lennon wasもっと詳しく
Trump Tower
2024年7月26日, アメリカ ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Another spot from Home Alone 2 but more famous for being owned by and named after former (and maybe future) President Trump.
The sign on the door said public are welcome so I had a look aroundもっと詳しく
Some of 5th Avenue
2024年7月26日, アメリカ ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Trump Tower sits on possibly NYC's most famous street, 5th avenue. I took a stroll a little further up here past many striking buildings including St Patrick's Cathedral.
Rockerfeller Centre
2024年7月26日, アメリカ ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
My next stop was at the Rockerfeller Centre. The site where the famous ice rink and Christmas tree usually sits has been converted into a Paris 2024 viewing area so I caught a few minutes of theもっと詳しく
Broadway
2024年7月26日, アメリカ ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Next up, Broadway! Line from top to bottom with theatres, and leading all the way down to Times Square. I stopped here for an overdue (I.e. haven't had one for 7 days McDonalds) with a view.
Also,もっと詳しく
Times Square (By Day)
2024年7月26日, アメリカ ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
At the end of Broadway I roamed around all quarters of Times Square. It wasn't overly busy at this point but still made for quite the spectacle!
Empire State, Chrysler & PwC
2024年7月26日, アメリカ ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
My next stops were to 3 of the world's most iconic buildings; the Empire State Building, Chrysler Building and of course PwC's global headquarters!
Grand Central Terminal
2024年7月26日, アメリカ ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Not much more to say other than probably the most iconic train station in the world!
New York Public Librar(ies)
2024年7月26日, アメリカ ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Next stop to two of NYC's public library buildings. One of which has a spectacular Rotunda and the other has a very nice 7th floor viewing platform.
After this I had a quick wander around the hugeもっと詳しく
World Trade Centre (At Dusk)
2024年7月26日, アメリカ ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
My penultimate stop of the day was to the World Trade Centre. All's I'll say is blimey its big.
I'd bought a ticket to head up to the 102nd floor observatory deck which made for magnificent viewingもっと詳しく
World Trade Centre (At Night)
2024年7月26日, アメリカ ⋅ 🌙 27 °C
Whilst I was at the top of the tower the natural light faded but of course this city never sleeps! The views were just as (if not more spectscular) out to Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Statue ofもっと詳しく
Times Square (By Night)
2024年7月26日, アメリカ ⋅ 🌙 26 °C
For my final stop of the day of course I had to see Times Square at night. By this point the place was bustling with tourists, locals, photographers, cartoon charachters and people carrying snakes.
Aもっと詳しく
Brooklyn Bridge
2024年7月27日, アメリカ ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
This morning I was up fairly early to head across the Brooklyn Bridge before the crowds arrived. As it turned out that the crowds had sort of already arrived before 9am on a Saturday but hey ho! Itもっと詳しく
Dumbo and Brooklyn
2024年7月27日, アメリカ ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Once across the bridge I explored the suburb of Dumbo and Brooklyn's waterfront.
By far the most popular spot in Dumbo is one where you can see the Empire State Building perfectly aligned through theもっと詳しく
Wall Street
2024年7月27日, アメリカ ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
From Brooklyn I took the ferry across to Wall Street, home of course to the New York Stock Exchange. Also down here is a Trump owned building and a very nice church at the end. I'd always thought theもっと詳しく
9/11 Rememberance Pool
2024年7月27日, アメリカ ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Next up I was back again to the World Trade Centre, this time in the broad daylight to have a look at the memorial, made up of two pools standing in the footprint of the Teon Towers. One of the poolsもっと詳しく






































































































































































































