12th: New York tour with with Phil & Holly, starting with the '7' train to Long Island City,
then the East River Ferry to Lower Manhattan.
Liquid lunch (& fries) at the Fraunces Tavern
Trip to Staten Island on the ferry
...where Phil found us another beer stop.
More views on the return ferry
Scaredy cat ventured into the lounge for the baseball game.
This street in Jackson Heights is where scrabble was invented, so they have a special street sign:
Early start on Sunday to avoid the queues at the Empire State Building.
If there's one place in the world where it's acceptable to take a selfie...
Chrysler Building & the Flatiron
Lower Manhattan & Freedom Tower.
Grand Central Station.
You can count on me to find the chocolate shop! Hersheys Chocolate World at Times Square.
Lego sculptures in Toys-R-Us.
Empire State Building from Bryant Park.
Downtown, there's a disused metro line that has been turned into a park called the "High Line".
with a hands-on art installation,
The collectivity project.
Specially for Holly, I went to this brand new subway station, to be one of the first people to ride the new extension to the '7' route.
Back to Times Square for dusk.
Sunset from the train on the way back to Wilmington.
14th: A lesson in American history at Philadelphia's Independence Hall.
This is where the Declaration of Independence was signed.
The Liberty Bell.
Independence Hall from the outside.
Lego version of the Liberty Bell at Philadelphia Airport.
