We had a couple of stops to wander around at the angel fountain (which was cool as there were lots of buskers – saxophonist, ballerina, singers, crazy-massive bubble maker guy), and the Bow Bridge (just very pretty, over a pond you can row on and which used to freeze over enough to skate on). He also took us to Strawberry Fields – John Lennon’s memorial (was flipping hard to get a pic of this as people are constantly standing on it), and to see where he lived (and where Yoko Ono still lives).

5th Avenue – yeahhhhh, the only shops I let myself go into down here were Zara (where I got a nice dress and top for $65), and Sephora. It was cool to walk down and look at all the amazing window displays in Gucci, D&G, Ralph Lauren etc etc. We also got a hot dog while walking down, which I didn’t actually like that much.

Chrysler Building – we didn’t go up, but we did have a look around the foyer, which was gorgeous! The mural on the ceiling is one of the biggest in the world. This building was the tallest in the city for just one year, but I think it is still the most beautiful.

Empire State Building – we only went up to the 86th floor, as it is $46 to go up to the top (and by this stage I was starting to run out of cash)!!! Once you reach the 80th there is another elevator to go up (which you have to line up for) or you can take the stairs – I can’t believe how many opted for the elevator. We took the stairs!! The view is just beautiful, I’d love to go up at night and see the lights (it is open until 2am if anyone has a late night urge). It was cool to get an idea of how big Central Park really is.

Grand Central Station – just a fleeting visit, but it was cool to see it in real life. Apparently it’s more impressive at night, as the ceiling glows.