http://24hourcitybreakers.com One city, two people, a monkey, twenty four hours Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:31:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well, we covered almost everything we had on the plan, apart from the Empire State Building and the bicycle hire in Central Park.  We canned going up the Empire State Building because the helicopter flight was delayed - as we'd already been to The Top of The Rock there seemed ... http://24hourcitybreakers.com/2008/10/what-a-day/ Just finished working, telling the others, "Have a good weekend.  See you Monday."  It's weird because I'll be in New York between now and then.  It's still not real, even though I've checked in. http://24hourcitybreakers.com/2008/10/weird/ http://24hourcitybreakers.com/2008/10/t/ I've been rather lazy in figuring out what to do during the early hours of Sunday morning.  I take no credit for what's on this list, though I am excited that we'll be packing so much in.  Times are local. 08.55    Leave LHR 11.20    Arrive JFK (get Time Out NY) 12.30    Leave airport ... http://24hourcitybreakers.com/2008/10/draft-itinerary/ Well, it's time to start thinking about what we need to take in terms of camera gear, clothing, and so on. Actually, it's time to start thinking about what we can take. Given that we'll have to travel micro-light because we'll have nowhere to leave stuff during the ... http://24hourcitybreakers.com/2008/10/47-hours-to-go/ From those lovely people at snowHeads: Empire State Building: it might look as though there are no queues, but the queue after the cashier snakes a hell of a long way. The whole visit, including queuing took about 2.5 hours. Went to the top of the Rockerfeller Centre in the evening ... http://24hourcitybreakers.com/2008/09/more-recommendations/ From EJP Photo. Far better advice than "Get your new man to buy you something from Tiffany's". To answer your question, I'd stay away from the tourist traps (Empire State Building, Statue of Liberty, etc). They'll suck up your time, they're really not much to see up close, and you'll ... http://24hourcitybreakers.com/2008/07/first-recommendations/ Just over 12 weeks to go and I’m already so excited! I’ve always wanted to go to New York, and although I would have expected to spend a bit more time there, this just sounds so much fun. Alright, I admit, when H first told me his idea I thought ... http://24hourcitybreakers.com/2008/07/nyc-baby/ Spending twenty four hours in New York has been the plan since I had this idea.  In October 2008 we'll be flying out of Heathrow on a Saturday morning, arriving in JFK just before midday.  We'll be flying out of JFK on the following Sunday evening.  We'll be on the ... http://24hourcitybreakers.com/2008/07/firstcitynewyork/