New York can be pretty hot during summer so if you are thinking about going to a beach I can recommend taking the ferry to Sandy Hook. This is a beautiful peninsula in New Jersey, only a 50 minute boat trip from Manhattan. Just take a Seastreak ferry from East 35th Street or Wall Street. […]
Manhattan
Back in New York – Dinner at Ruby’s
Last Thursday, we landed in New York for the second time this year. The Big Apple greeted us with a heat wave and about 34 C. Quite a difference from our February visit when it was as low as -15 C. After a short meet up midtown with an old friend we went down to […]
Hotel review: Gansevoort Park Avenue, New York
It’s not very often you get the chance to stay in a hotel that so clearly illustrates a luxury weekend in Manhattan, but that was exactly what we got when we were able to stay four nights at the Gansevoort Park Avenue Hotel in New York. It was such a magical experience that you carry […]
Winter in New York
New York can be incredibly cold in the winter, as we found out during our visit to the Big Apple. The day we took the boat to Liberty Island for a visit to the Statue of Liberty the temperature was -15 degrees Celsius. Add a light wind and it becomes quite cold to take photos […]
New York: Roosevelt Island Tramway
During our trip to New York in February we managed to tick off a few things on our bucket lists, like the Empire State Building and the Statue of Liberty. Another fun activity that might be a little less known is to take a ride on the Roosevelt Island Tramway. It’s only a short trip from […]
Take a walk across the Brooklyn Bridge
We visited New York in February this year and it was really cold, but at least the skies were clear, giving us great opportunities to take some nice photos. Obviously we wanted to explore the famous Brooklyn Bridge and snap a classic picture like the one below. For a nice walk across, I can recommend […]