New York Visit (Friday)

Our last full day in NYC began with an "All American" breakfast: Pancakes, Ham, Sausage - the works!!! We jumped on the Downtown Express and rode all the way to Wall Street. At the pier we saw the Brooklyn and Washington Bridges and the fire station housing one of the crews first on the scene on September 11th (See picture of plaque) We walked around the bottom towards Battery Park and the Staten Island Ferry. During the crossings we saw both Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty (without the queues). After the return journey we took the subway under the World Trade Centre site and visited Ground Zero. At Fulton St/Nassau/Broadway subway station we got completely lost but eventually managed to find the A train that took us all the way to the Port Authority Bus Station and 42nd Street. In Times Square, we purchased some proper NY souvenirs and tried to contact Fred (our man in New York and provider of Rangers Tickets) however he couldn't make it to meet up. Feeling rather drained by 5.30 pm we headed for the Hard Rock Cafe (http://www.hardrock.com/locations/cafes/Cafes.aspx?Lc=NEWY) for a quick drink which turned into 6 quick drinks and a game involving trying to find people from as many different states as possible. We also had a great time with the barmaids and general people at the bar who were all very friendly. After a journey uptown on the 2 express we arrived back at the Manhattan Diner for a huge burger and a slice of the most amazing cheesecake ever before staggering across to the hotel full and a little drunk!!!