Well, we’ve found lots of interesting things to do & see in New York… A wander over the Brooklyn Bridge, a tour of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York - including a trip to the vaults! We’ve even found somewhere to have Baked Alaska - something Colm’s wanted to try for a while now =)
Eason’s had the Rough Guide to New York City on sale, and I’ve been poring through it… I’m really looking forward to a trip to Bowne & Co. Stationers, and doing my damndest to persuade Colm that rollercoasters on Coney Island are a good idea =) We’ll just have to see how it goes!
It’s hard to believe we’re not even three weeks away now - roll on New York!
Looks like June in New York is going to be pretty nice - at least by Irish standards!
The mean temperature is about 22°C in June, rising to almost 25°C in July (we’ll be there at the end of June, so it may be nearer the July figures…).
Humidity is hopefully going to be bearable, at 74% in the mornings, and dropping to about 56% in the afternoon. June gets 3 days of ‘extreme’ temperature (>32°C), while July gets 7 - hopefully we won’t see too many of those!
Finally, clear or partly cloudy days outnumber cloudy days two to one, which suits me just fine =)
In non-weather news, sunrise will be approx 5:25am for the week we’re there, and sunset will be 8:30pm. Good news, as we’re hoping to go up the Empire State Building in time to see New York by day, and stay up there long enough to see the lights start to come on too =)
At least, I’m hoping to do so! I’m not sure whether Colm thinks I’m mad, bad or dangerous to know, but a girl, and I have official permission to act like one too =)
Manhattan Island is approx 13.4 miles long (c. 21.5km) and 2.3 miles wide (c. 3.7km) at its widest. Approx 20 north/south blocks equals a mile - which makes walking several blocks much less scary - I was under the impression that ‘blocks’ were much bigger in the US =)
The NYC Street Finder seems horrifically complicated, but I’m hoping it will make more sense to the Navigator in Chief! =) The system seems logical enough at a distance, but looking into the nitty-gritty shows up a whole bunch of complications… Still, I’m sure we’ll find things easily enough.