A Very Long December 16th 2018

We departed Sydney at 9:15am 16th Dec 2018, arrived in Tokyo after a 10.75 hour flight at 5pm 16th Dec 2018. After a 12.75 hour flight to NYC, we arrived at 6:10pm 16th Dec 2018. We were nearlyLäs mer
Day 1 NYC

Probably hard to call it Day 1.. more like 0.5 as we set the alarm for 8am but didn’t drag ourselves out of bed until nearly 6am Sydney time.. (2pm NYC). We went straight to Times Square, where ILäs mer
So much green.

Today we had booked to go to Liberty Island to see Lady Liberty but unfortunately we missed our train to the ferry terminal which resulted in missing our ferry time. We decided to head down to theLäs mer
Icons.

Once again we got out of bed after noon. We ate “breakfast” and headed to Rockefeller Centre. We snapped a few photos of the famous tree, ice rink, and fountain. We did some shopping at the LEGOLäs mer
4 bottles of wine.

Again, got out of bed in the afternoon. We had a stroll around the block to the Flatiron Building. Then we met a friend living in NYC from Oz for dinner at Aria West Village. We had 2 bottles of redLäs mer
FiDi. (Financial District)

After another long sleep in, we headed to the Financial District to see the NY Stock Exchange, the Charging Bull, Fearless Girl, and Wall Street. Then we crashed an Ugly Christmas Sweater Party forLäs mer
Last day in NYC

We actually got up early and headed to Central Park for a Horse and Carriage ride. Our driver only could give us facts based on movies but that was cool. We also saw some of the most expensive realLäs mer
Holiday Train Party

After a nice sleep in, I went to the mall to find Mike a Christmas present. Before I knew it, friends started showing up for our annual train party. So good to see everyone!
Christmas Eve

A full day of preparation and family dinner to celebrate Christmas. 🎄
Christmas Day

We opened the rest of our presents and did nothing! It was great. Tom and Tom also teamed up on Pittsburgh-opoly that I was gifted for Christmas making it impossible for a single person to win.
Hidden Valley

We got up and got organised and traveled to friends house at Hidden Valley Ski Resort. We got a drink or two at the Clocktower Restaurant and spend the evening together eating lasagne, watchingLäs mer
Good eats and drinks.

On the way back to Pittsburgh we stopped for lunch at 7Springs to grab lunch with my college bestie Manda and her babies. Before the Cheesecake Factory for dinner, we had a Bier at the Hofbräuhaus.
Santa! I know him!

We got up “early” to go shopping down at the outlets. I got a Michael Kors purse and wallet for the price of the wallet +$2!! What!! And Coach shoes for 70% off!! We rushed back to the house toLäs mer
True Tourists.

We had some family friends come visit from out of town and then Mike and I met up with one of the guys from last night for a tour of the Pittsburgh Steelers HQ. We saw the locker room, gym, 6 LombardiLäs mer
Here we go.

Mike got up early to go suit shopping and I slept in until noon. Then we packed for the lake and headed to the Steeler game. Gosh my toes froze. The Steelers pulled ahead with a field goal with twoLäs mer
New Years Eve

Happy NYE! We had bacon for breakfast and then a family friend took us out to the sportsman’s club. We got to shoot a muzzle loader, so basically a musket they used in the civil war. It was cool andLäs mer
NYD

After 5.5 hours of driving, forgetting Mike’s crutches, and lunch at Bob Evan’s, we arrived in Baltimore. We put our bags in the hotel and had a nap. Dinner was at Roy’s which is ranked the #36Läs mer
Baltimore

We got up early for breakfast and headed to the aquarium. It was awesome! We learned so many fascinating things about the octopus, saw tamarins and a sloth, Mike felt a jellyfish, and we watched aLäs mer
Driving, sleeping, and eating.

We drove back to Pittsburgh from Baltimore after breakfast and had a slice of Beto’s pizza for lunch. Beto’s has a special pizza that you can’t get anywhere else. The way they make their pizzaLäs mer
It's a hockey night in Pittsburgh.

Our last day in PA was spent at a delicious Koren BBQ place with heaps of sushi. We packed a bit more and did little bits and pieces around the house before heading to the Pens game. We were so luckyLäs mer
All day on the plane.

We caught a plane from PIT at 8:15am 5th Jan to Chicago, changed over and flew to Tokyo arriving at 3pm on 6th Jan.
Robot Restaurant

We arrived to Tokyo at 3pm. It was pretty hard to navigate to our hotel as streets didn’t seem to have names, or maybe we just couldn’t tell because we can’t read or speak Japanese. AfterLäs mer
Ueno, Tokyo Markets

After dragging myself out of bed at 11am and checking out of the hotel, we explored the nearby markets in Ueno. We saw some really cool stalls, ate some fruit, bought some souvenirs, went to an UdonLäs mer
ResenärWelcome to America! 😘