We departed Aldergrove on a dark November morning on board Continental Airlines flight to New York.
Flying in over New York and New Jersey was great as we could see the lovely autumn foliage in the forests and parkland. We also caught our first glimpse of Manhattan Island and the Statue of Liberty.
Security checks in the airport, as expected, were extremely unfriendly.
We chose to travel from Newark Airport to the city centre by train.... a mistake as we discovered after struggling with our bags along corridors and up and down lifts to and from the train. A taxi would have been much quicker!
New York and Manhattan is like a scene from a film set with everyone rushing around, yellow taxis everywhere and all the tall buildings....
We walked up to Time Square, visited the Natural History Museum, travelled over to see the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. Also visited the hole in the ground which is all that is left of the Twin Towers.... awsome. One evening we went to the top of the Empire State Building. It was a great time to go as we could see all the buildings and bridges lit up in the night sky.
On last morning we went over to Central Park and walked around part of it. It was lovely in the warm autumn sunshine.
We went back to Newark airport by taxi.... a much less hassle free journey!
