Yesterday afternoon we were discussing the announcement by Air New Zealand to cancel some flights to deal with staff illnesses and then a few hours a later we check our Air NZ app and it shows our flight from Auckland to Houston as having been cancelled. They rebooked us on a flight the day before … More Change of Plans
We are down to only 2 sleeps (well, really only 1.5 given we’ll have to be up in the middle of the night in order to catch the flight) and the kids have made good progress on their homework (TJ, his geography contour sculpture and Sophia, her science fair project) and they have packed their … More 2 Sleeps and High Tea
This morning we headed to the Rockerfeller Centre and more specifically to the Top of the Rock, an observation deck on the 67th Floor with 360 degree views of Manhattan. The elevator ride up is a great experience and takes less than a minute to take you 260 meters above sea level. On the 70th … More Day 20 – Top of the Rock, MOMA and Times Square
This morning we headed the The American Museum of Natural History via Washington Square. At the Natural History our first stop was the Rose Centre for Earth and Space where we saw the 15.5-ton Willamette Meteorite and media displays that highlight topics in astronomy and astrophysics. The Hayden Big Bang Theatre was next. Here you … More Day 19 – Natural History, Central Park & Old Friends
Today was a big day. We started with some art and culture at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (aka The Met). We went to the Greek and Roman Art, Egyptian Art, saw a mummy, the Temple of Dendur, Arms and Armour and then some paintings (Van Gogh, Monet, Picasso, Gauguin among others). Greer was particularly … More Day 18 – The Met, Serendipity, Bloomingdales, Candy & The Lion King
This morning the boys were up early to head to JFK to catch their 8am flight to New Orleans. That afternoon they went to watch the New England Patriots play the New Orleans Saints at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome which was an experience in itself. It was TJ’s first live NFL game and to see the … More Day 16 – The Boys do New Orleans
This morning, the boys left for their trip to New Orleans (but see the separate post about that …coming soon …). The girls and I saw it as the perfect opportunity to get some major shopping in. We went to Zara and Gap and then landed at the Rockefeller Centre for a photo opportunity, all … More Day 16 – The Girls do NYC Alone – Part I
This morning we headed back down to the Financial District again, this time to go up to the observatory at One World Trade Centre. TJ was a bit freaked out by it but we eventually persuaded him to come up and got some amazing views from the top. We headed back to the subway (when … More Day 14 – One World Observatory and USS Intrepid
This morning we headed back down to the Financial District as we had tickets for the 9/11 Memorial Museum. I think most people can vividly remember what they were doing that day … we were both working in London for US entities and it was an extremely emotional and scary time. Seeing the museum and … More Day 13 – 9/11 Memorial Museum, Brooklyn and Stomp
This morning we got sorted and headed down to Battery Park in the Financial District. We found a street vendor and the kids had a pretzel each for breakfast. ? After a bit more of a wander we caught the ferry to Liberty Island for our tour of Lady Liberty (aka The Statute of Liberty). … More Day 12 – Statute of Liberty and 9/11 Memorial
This morning we got up and reloaded the car with all our bags before heading to the train station in Albany. Once there, I checked us in and got the kids some food while Mark returned the car to the rental car company. We boarded the train and headed to New York and arrived in … More Day 11 – A train ride to NYC
This morning we were booked to take a tour of the home of the Boston Red Sox, Fenway Park. We got shown around a lot of the park including the green monster. After the tour, we did a spot of shopping at the Red Sox Shop and then Mark & TJ went to a game … More Day 9 – A visit to Fenway