We were woken around 4.00am by the lads next door coming in. Once we were awake we decided to get up. We all showered, had our coffee and were out for before 6.30 am. Great to walk along 42nd Street so early in the morning. We headed for Times Square and were there for 6.40 am ! Great to watch 42nd Street and Times Square come alive.
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| 42nd Street |
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| Times Square - early morning |
Took some photos and purchased a ticket for the NYC sight-seeing bus tours. This gave us a $10 voucher for Planet Hollywood so when it opened at 8.00 am we headed in for breakfast. Ham, cheese and egg bagels and coffee – the girls had cocktails ! Caught the hop-on, hop-off bus tour and headed Downtown. Our plan was to do the whole tour first. Headed around the Theatre District, Maddison Square Gardens, Empire State Building, Bleaker Street, Soho and down to the Financial District, Ground Zero and Battery Park. It was great having a running commentary on everything.
It was then back up the Lower East Side, United Nations, the Waldorf and to the Rockefeller Centre. Whilst it looked a sunny day, sat upstairs on an open top bus can be a bit chilly, so we headed into the Rockefeller Centre for a coffee to warm us up. The skating rink was already up and running ready for Christmas so we watched them skate for awhile.
Once warmed through we headed over to the Empire State Building. Wow what great views from the top.
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| Looking Downtown towards the Financial District |
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| Chyrsler Building |
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| Don't look down ! |
We had a swift drink in the Heartland Brewery bar at the bottom of the Empire State Building.
Once the sun had set we took the evening tour of Brooklyn. We wrapped up warm for this bus ride! The tour started in Times Square and then headed Downtown. We took the Manhattan Bridge over the river. The views back of Manhattan were stunning.
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| Manhattan at Night |
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