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. […]
New York
View from One World Observatory at One World Trade Center
Since May 29, 2015 there is a new skyscraper to visit for magnificent views of Manhattan and the surrounding New York and New Jersey areas. That’s when One World Observatory opened up to the public. The Observatory is located on the 100th, 101st and 102nd floors at the top of One World Trade Center, the […]
The High Line, New York
When we were in New York in February it was freezing cold so a walk on the High Line had to wait until our next visit. We just took a walk then down to one of the entrances at West 30th Street to try to catch the sunset. Now however, it was way more pleasant […]
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 […]