September 22nd
Today we had a nice
relaxing day at the park, and a fun night watching the NFL. We had a relaxed
morning, sleeping in a lot. Once we had all dragged ourselves out of bed,
gotten dressed, and had breakfast, we hopped into the cars, and drove to a
nearby park. The park was great, Abbey, Cruz, and Cole played on the play
equipment, while me, Uncle Murray, Elliott, Dad, and Hamilton threw a Gridirons
ball around. The park was great, and the landscape made it even better, the
hilly green landscape with autumn trees was a great effect. Once we had done this, we went back to
our cousin’s house where we got ready for the NFL game. We got dressed in warm
clothes; we drove in the car to MetLife stadium where the New York Jets and the
New York Buffalos were going to face off. Excitement built as we walked closer
and closer to the final hosting, gigantic stadium. We got our tickets checked.
One thing Uncle Murray did not tell us was that the tickets that he had got for
himself, and us were from his work, and that meant that our seats were in a
private box! It was absolutely amazing seeing our box decked out with luxurious
chairs, and delicious foods! We were absolutely amazed at this spectacle. This
was the first time that the kids and me had been in a private box! We met all
Uncle Murray’s work colleagues, got settled down into the outdoor cushioned
seats to watch the game decked out in our New York Jets gear. The game was
absolutely amazing! In my books it is the best sport I have ever watched (apart
from soccer) in a stadium! The skill and brute strength of the players was
amazing. The game was great, and NFL is really engaging to watch. The score
ended being twenty-seven to twenty the Jets way! A happy Uncle Murray and
Magraths family drove back home after the game, ready to go to bed.
September 21st
Today we went on a
bike ride in Central Park, Manhattan. We woke up at seven to get ready to go on
a bike ride. Once we had all dragged ourselves out of bed, had breakfast, and
gotten dressed, we hopped in the car and drove all the way to Manhattan. Once
we arrived, we got underground parking, and walked the rest of the way to
Central Park. We went to the bike-hiring stand, and received our biked that we
would use. We met the Webbs there who were guiding us through the loop of
Central Park. Riding through Central Park was beautiful, and we really enjoyed.
The dappled shadows of the trees, and the amazing design of the park had a
wonderful effect on the bike ride. After that, we met our cousins at the end of
the circuit around Central Park. We had a bit of a play around, and then we
said goodbye to the Webbs, and went back to our cousin’s house with our
cousins. After that we had a nice relaxing afternoon.
September 20th
Today, we planned to go
toe the famous Intrepid Museum, and drive back to Chatham, New Jersey, where
are cousins live. We had a relaxed morning, sleeping in to about eight o-clock.
We finally got out of the house at about nine, after we had got through the
long process of getting changed, and getting breakfast. We caught the train to
Times Square, where Intrepid Museum was located nearby on the riverside. We
walked form the subway station down the street, and after about five to ten
minutes, we arrived at the museum. We were absolutely taken by awe by the
things on display, and when we arrived, we immediately saw a huge aircraft
carrier, planes, and a huge submarine used in the Cold War. We gained entrance
(after customs) via tickets, and we went inside the hangar of the aircraft
carrier. Inside the hangar there were lots of demonstrations and facts, about
the aircraft carrier, and all the planes and helicopters displayed there. One
of favourite facts was how a jet fighter landing on an aircraft carrier had to
decelerate from four hundred kilometres to zero in less than one second to
achieve a landing. There were also a lot of facts and demonstrations on space
to like space hands, where you had to attempt jobs an astronaut would do, with
astronaut gloves on! My favourite marine demonstration was, when it showed you
how much a small rowing boat would sway in the water. Once we had done this, we
went to the upper deck, and saw all the amazing planes displayed. My favourite
plane was the Blackhawk, a supersonic; stealth plane used in dangerous war
places. After we had done this, we all went in the submarine used in the Cold
War. The submarine is the last of it’s kind, and objects on it were
irreplaceable. We imagined as we walked through the cramped space that navy
soldiers would have to endure for three months! After we had seen Intrepid
Museum, we caught the subway to Madison Square where we relaxed, and had a bit
of afternoon tea. After that we caught the subway back to our hotel room, to
catch a shuttle that went to the airport, so we could pick up our rental car to
drive back to Chatham, New Jersey. It took just over an hour to get of
Manhattan because of the mad traffic, and took a further hour to get to our
cousin’s place. Once we arrived, we had a nice quiet night.
September 19th
Today we planned to go
to Brooklyn Bridge, see on of the oldest universities in the US of A, and to
see the Broad Way Musical, the Lion King. We had a relaxed morning, sleeping in
to about seven forty-five. We had a quick breakfast (bagels), and got dressed
quickly, before we went out to catch the subway to Brooklyn, where we could
walk on the famous Brooklyn Bridge. Once we had arrived, we met Polly (and old
friend of Mum and Dad’s) and Mr Webb. Once we had met them, we went on Brooklyn
Bridge; the oldest bridge of it’s kind in the world! From the bridge you got an
absolutely spectacular view of Manhattan and all the buildings, like the
Chrysler, and Freedom Tower, and the whole skyline of Manhattan. Once we had
walked of this iconical bridge, we looked at some street dance. Hamilton got
pulled into the dance to let the people do a trick with him. They also pulled
in four more people. A guy took a run up, and did a forward flip over the five
people! After we had seen this, we went to Columbia University. We went inside
the grounds of Columbia, and saw the amazing quality of all the structures, and
the amazing facilities at this famous university. We had a look at the apparel
and bookstore of Columbia after that, and Mum bought a Columbia sweater. After
this we said goodbye to Polly, and went back to our hotel room so we could get
ready for the musical. We arrived back home via subway, and got ready to go to
the Lion King. By six- o-clock, now decked out in jeans and smart clothes, we
went to Five Guys; a famous American burger chain. After we had tasted their
delicious burgers, we went to Times Square, where the musical was going to be
performed. We collected our tickets, and went inside the theatre. Once it
started, we were absolutely amazed by the amazing singing and dancing that took
place, and the beautiful costuming. The plot was exactly the same as the movie,
but somehow, it was better seeing it in real life, rather than in the movie.
The performers had amazing musical skills. After we had seen this, we went back
to our hotel room.
September 18th
Today, we woke up at seven
am to get ready to pick up Hamilton and Abbey from the Webb’s place. Once we
had all had showers, eaten breakfast, and gotten dressed, we exited the hotel
to go to the subway. We hopped on the subway, until we had arrived at the edge
of Central Park, where the Webb’s apartment was located. We walked down the
street to Carlyle Apartments, and went up the lift to their apartment. We
picked up Hamilton and Abbey, and with Mr Webb, we went to a coffee shop.
Unfortunately, Elliott was sick, and we had to go back to Carlyle Apartments to
drop Elliott and Dad back there, so Elliott could recover. Now with just me,
Mum, Abbey, Hamilton, and Mr Webb, we went for a walk in the beautiful Central
Park. Abbey and Hamilton wanted to play in the park, so we stopped at the park
for about twenty minutes so they could play. After this we went to the Met Art
Museum, which is one of the most famous art museums in the world because of
it’s amazingly well-preserved pieces, and the amazing quality, second after
Paris, and London! We looked at the Egyptian section of the Art Museum. Before
I went to the museum, I had never seen Egyptian artefacts with so much quality.
The way they were displayed was amazing in remakes of Ancient tombs. My
favourite part was the papyrus scrolls, were hieroglyphs were painted, and
pictures were depicted with ancient Pharaoh, servants and royals. After we saw
the Egyptian section, we went to the medieval section, where we saw armour of
intricate design, and swords of beautiful craftsmanship. After this we went to the Museum Café,
and we had morning tea. Mum received a text from Dad saying, Elliott is feeling
a bit better, and they are coming over to the art museum. We went outside to
meet them. Elliott was still looking a little pale, but we went on going to an
amazing toy store called, F.A.O Schwarz.
The toy store was absolutely amazing; there were models of animals
costing up to thirteen thousand dollars, and an amazing variety of lollies and
toys. After this we went to The Empire State Building. We bought tickets to go
to the observation deck, where you can get an all round view of Manhattan. But
it took ages to get up there, because of all the people wanting to see this
great view. It took us through a few displays how The Empire State Building
conserves energy. Once we had finally gotten up to the observation deck, the
view was breathtaking. You could see all the famous buildings like the
Chrysler, Freedom tower, Rockefeller Centre, and much more. Once we had seen
this, went back to our hotel room.
September 17th
Today we planned to
see all of the most famous sites that are situated in Manhattan, New York. We
woke up at seven- thirty to get ready to get out and tackle the big day ahead
of us. Once we had dragged ourselves out of our hotel room, we entered into the
cool, morning air of Manhattan. We first went to the high line, a train track on
a bridge, converted into a park. We walked along the bridge, seeing many of the
highlights of Manhattan, like The Empire State Building. Once we had seen this
amazing structure, we went downtown to catch a ferry that comes very close to
Staten Island, where The Statue of Liberty stands. It was amazing to see The
Statue of Liberty so close, we could see all the tiny details on the amazing
structure, and we saw how much skill would be required to build this
architectural masterpiece. We met Mr Webb at the Ferry Terminal, and he was
going to show us around Wall Street. After we had caught the ferry back, we
walked to Wall Street, the financial capital of the world. All the streets were
blocked off in commemoration of the day protestors came to Wall Street. The
police patrolled the streets, and it was quite scary to see some carrying semi-
automatic machine guns! After this, we saw Freedom Tower, the tallest tower in
New York. It is still in construction, but is nearly finished, with only a few
windows that need to be placed. It’s an amazing structure, with a triangular
based design, and the blue tinted windows creates an amazing effect. After
this, we caught the subway to Times Square. Mr Webb left us then, because of
work, and we were left to ourselves to explore Times Square. Times Squares was
extremely busy. Tip hungry, Mario, Angelina Ballerina, and Mickey Mouse, were
patrolling the streets to get people to take photos with them! The screens and
atmosphere was absolutely breathtaking. It was just like you see in the movies!
With flashing screens, and interesting and crazy shops, like the m&m store,
which had three stories! We went to the Toys R Us store, which is a crazy four
level high store, packed full of toys and lollies. (Or candy as Americans say.)
Before we entered Mum stopped to take a photo of us, but just before we got in
Angelina Ballerina posed in front of us with Abbey beside Mum got a photo in,
before all the other characters came and posed beside Abbey! Mum took another
photo. Immediately after Mum had done this, all the characters surrounded Mum,
holding out their hands for tips. Once Mum had given them Money, they went
away. We entered the Toys R Us to find an indoor Ferris wheel, due to the
enormous size of the store! We went in the Ferris wheel, and it brought us
around it a couple of times in a few themed carriages. After that, we looked at
all the amazing items available. There were Wonka Nerd boxes, as big as cereal
boxes! My favourite section was the Lego section, where giant Lego structures
were on display, like The Statue of Liberty, and The Empire State Building.
Once we had exited the store, we went back to our hotel room, via the subway.
After that we went out to the Webb’s apartment because of Hamilton and Abbey
sleeping over at their house. After we had dropped them off, we had dinner at
Times Square, at a place called Ellen’s Stardust Diner. The food was excellent,
but the best bit were the waiters, who were aspiring Broad Way performers, who
took turns at singing. Once we had done this, we did a bit of shopping for
Abbey’ s birthday, and after that we went back.
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