I can't believe its a whole month since my last blog. I have done so much whilst my daughter Jessica has been staying with me. We met in New York and spent an amazing 4 days exploring all the tourist sights. We took a boat trip around Manhattan, went up the Empire state building and also visited ground zero which was a very moving experience. They left the 2 plots where the twin towers had stood and made them into waterfalls with the names of everyone who perished engraved in granite around the edge.
One of my favourite places was Central park, where we watched the Turtles in aptly named Turtle Pond, ate wonderful food at a french deli and people watched by the fountain.
The other place I loved was the Highline park. Created from the old railway track which is still visible, it gives a birds eye view of the Southern part of Manhattan, whilst walking through exotic flowering plants and shrubs. A must do was also seeing a Broadway show, and we saw "Newsies" which was a musical and packed with energy and verve. We sat on the front row and we were so close to the stage, I was almost up there with them, joining in. I loved it! The following day we travelled to Philadelphia where we did a bus tour of The City and wandered about the antique quarter of the city. Lots of parks and pleasant corners in this city and some interesting architecture. I am amazed too, how many films have been made in this city - nearly one on every corner according to our tour guide!
An exhausting week, but tremendous fun with Jessica. So a 6 hour train journey took us from Philadelphia down to Petersburg again and to our American home. I need to have a new sole put on my shoes as I walked so much! In the next blog I will tell you all about the activities and places we say whilst Jessica continues her holiday.
