First bite of the Big Apple

A pretty decent sleep saw us up and conversing with home at 6.30 am and checking Friday night scores (what happened Geelong?) before heading down to breakfast which was passable.

Given the clear skies we decided to visit the “Top of the Roc” – the open air observatory on the 70th floor roof of the Rockefeller Building. Waiting time this early in the day was minimal and by ten o'clock we were staring at the stunning Manhattan skyline.

 

The weather man last night referred to the possibility of “pesky pop up showers this afternoon” so we considered ourselves fortunate to experience such brilliant blue skies this morning.

 

The weather also helped us decide that today would be a good day to cycle around Central Park – a decision which I may live to regret I think. Despite getting lost several times we had a great three hours incorporating lunch near the Boathouse and checking out the locals. Given how long it has been since either of us were on a bike, we may well pay for the experience in the days to come!

 

 

The turtle/tortoise? was sharing the lake with a homeless man doing a spot of washing – luckily it was a good drying day today because I think he only had one spare.

Exhausted after our three hours of 'fun' we dropped the bikes off and meandered back to the hotel grabbing some grocery essentials on the way. Time for a shower now and to plan our assault on dinner.

 

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