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Park hanging

Today we had breakfast in a park, followed by a walk on the High Line (an abandoned elevated railway in Manhattan that has been transformed into a park). Then we took a drink...

New York City New Year's Eve 2021/22 or: #NegativelyTestedAndPositivelyAttuned

This text was first posted on Facebook in January 2022. Short USA update: At the latest after – if not already during – my first stay in the USA in 2009, I realized that I am...

Central Park 'Walk'

Day 19 So far the day with the longest 'walk', 12.8km in 3h.🚶‍♀️‍➡️🚶‍➡️ Marten wanted to walk the Central Park lengthwise and back. We went north along the west side and then...

Tag 5 - New York - 5th Avenue - Edge

On our last day in NYC yesterday we went on a shopping tour along 5th Avenue. We happened to run into a Trump 🤡 and had a really good laugh. Suddenly we were standing in front...

Day 4 - New York - Central Park - Cruise

Yesterday we strolled through Central Park and got to know New York's green lung. It is 800 m wide and almost 4 km long. When the high-rise buildings rise between and above the...

Tag 2 - New York - Hop on hop off - 9/11 - Empire State Building

We have a lot planned for today. In this respect, a good breakfast is very important. My biggest worry about the trip is that the food doesn't taste good or I don't like it......

Last night in New York

On our last evening, we took a walk to the harbor and had dinner there, and then took a nighttime harbor tour on a sailboat. We got our food from a supermarket where there is a...

Liberty Island and a statue

Then we sat in the beautiful little park next door, ate delicious pizza, and thought about the next stop... the Statue of Liberty. What would it be like to take the ferry there...

...we go West...

Nice, you're joining me on my travel blog! I'm Marion (63) and I would love to take you on my next trip. ... we go West.... to the USA and to the East Coast, starting in my...

New York, here we come! Downsizing

Today we're heading to New York. Since our flight doesn't leave until 5:30 PM, we have plenty of time to have a leisurely breakfast in the morning and then make our way to the...

Day 15: The Met – Central Park and back home

After visiting the Metropolitan Museum of Art, we chill in Central Park, and then it's back home

Day 12: 'Night at the Museum', Central Park & Phantom of the Opera

Tomorrow we visit 'Dumb Dumb', chill in Central Park at noon, and experience 'Phantom of the Opera' in the evening

31/12/2019 - New York by helicopter 2.0 & The Vessel & New Year's Eve with the family

Today was the day to try helicopter sightseeing for the second time with a window seat. We were again 4 people who set off today and said directly when booking that we would...

Back in Brooklyn

With my second visit to New York, it was like the philosophical saying 'you cannot step into the same river twice.' Many things felt familiar and known to me right away. I had...

Bar Night

Bar conversations

Grand Central and Times Square

Oh tempora, o mores!

18/12/2019 - New York by bike

It may be quite cold outside, but with the right attire, a bike ride in New York is a lot of fun even in the depths of winter. Additionally, it is an easy and quick way to...

Synchronized through New York

Our plan to make a detour to New York/Manhattan was initially on shaky ground or on not really rolling tires ... Our meticulous planning said that we had to be in the parking...

My first glimpse of the USA

I've been looking forward to this all week - today we finally visited the Niagara Falls, which we reached without major traffic jams. Even though the weather wasn't very kind to...

Day 8: from Lake George/NY to Rochester on Lake Ontario

The last night was again rather short. Sleeping is overrated anyway, so now I only sleep for a maximum of 4-5 hours per night... Fortunately, my husband is driving all the way....

New York City

Hi guys, we made the most of our 1.5 days in New York City until the very last second. On 25.05 we had the opportunity to see New York City at night. We didn't have anything...

NYC Sightseeing for $0

If the food is already so expensive, then at least sightseeing should cost nothing 😆 We start the day after a $60 breakfast at the hotel with Subway line 1 towards Staten...

Day 1 - New York - Arrive

We've had quite a ride today. The flight from Frankfurt to New York was flawless (start at 11 a.m. German time) and couldn't be better described in the textbook. Afterwards, in...

The second part of the birthday

After the museum, we were quite tired because walking and reading for 3 hours makes you tired. So we go to Central Park, which is right outside the museum door, and rest there...

Rain, wind and snow

Rain, wind and snow is perfect for our day today. After raining all night, we headed towards Downtown. We had breakfast alla Italiana at a small Italian bakery. We continued...

A typical day in New York

This time I find jet lag very uncomfortable. We were all awake at 3 a.m. That would have been useful in Japan, where we were traveling in a camper and trying to cover several...

Nova York

Either Manhattan or not

19/12/2019 - Helicopter tour of New York & 9/11 Museum

Today, we had another exciting experience - a helicopter tour of New York. We left Ben at home today because he had already been on this adventure before, and such a flight is...