That time approached much quicker than expected - and there we were in our 30th year ... in the Big Apple in the September warmth, ready to take the city on! It was also, the perfect time to celebrate Shell's Hen's as well.
Kath and I got in first, we went for a wander whilst France and Shell flew in from the West side
Hard to exercise portion control in this country!
Cute little stickers on a subway station wall
Breakfast at Norma's in the Le Parker Meridien - the tag line is 'Breakfast Like Never Before' - hard to disagree.
Our waiter - campest guy ever and the bestest service. Check out his wig.
Making friends with the locals
Joining the hordes of tourists around Wall St
Wall St meets Broadway
A sunny Sunday walk over the Brooklyn Bridge
Aimes and France at Shell's birthday treat - Degustation at Nobu
Zabars - foodie heaven
Strawberry Fields forever
Jazz in Central Park
Wandering around West Village
Experimental fusion in the Lower East Side, a bit of name dropping got us some extras :)
Iconic yellow cabs
Jasper Johns
A quick wizz around the Moma - there was way too much to fit into 7 days!
Stocking up on deli goodness at Zabars for our Central Park picnic - this is the longest deli counter I've ever seen!
Grand Central Station - another tourist pit stop
Post-breakfast at Tiffany's
At WD-50
Bracing ourselves on the chilly Staten Island Ferry ride
Mid-afternoon gridlock around the Flatiron Building
Tips
New York City Library - Sex and the City DVD launch was happening there that night
Reading Room
Our neighbours - the Hell's Angels
Getting ready to hit the town
On the subway
Staten Island Ferry and Manhattan backdrop
Times Square
One last shot from our rooftop
Joining the hordes of tourists around Wall StWall St meets Broadway
A sunny Sunday walk over the Brooklyn Bridge
In Brooklyn
Aimes and France at Shell's birthday treat - Degustation at Nobu
Zabars - foodie heaven
Strawberry Fields forever
Jazz in Central Park
Wandering around West Village
Experimental fusion in the Lower East Side, a bit of name dropping got us some extras :)
Iconic yellow cabs
Jasper Johns
A quick wizz around the Moma - there was way too much to fit into 7 days!
Stocking up on deli goodness at Zabars for our Central Park picnic - this is the longest deli counter I've ever seen!
Grand Central Station - another tourist pit stop
Post-breakfast at Tiffany's
At WD-50
Bracing ourselves on the chilly Staten Island Ferry ride
Mid-afternoon gridlock around the Flatiron Building
Tips
New York City Library - Sex and the City DVD launch was happening there that night
Reading Room
Our neighbours - the Hell's Angels
Getting ready to hit the town 
On the subway
Staten Island Ferry and Manhattan backdrop
Times Square
One last shot from our rooftopAhhh... and there are so many more great memories - racing around on our last night trying to fufil our matzah ball soup dream, a run-in with the Hell's Angels, the little old lady and the cab, the fainting incident, the brand new coffee machine, jazz in Greenwich Village, mani/pedis, Wholefood delights, Shell's admirers downstairs and the plunger and splashing poo!
