It can’t be 7:50!

What a way to start the trip to Los Angeles……

We finally got to bed at 1.00 am after finishing most of the packing, and moving the furniture back into the correct places (yes-we decided to rearrange the furniture in the apartment while we were in NYC) we set alarms for 6:45 and 7:00 so we could have a leisurely breakfast, finish the final bits of packing, and get ready for the car to pick us up at 8:00

I don’t know if we watched Home Alone 2-Lost In New York too many times….. But as life can sometimes imitate art (not that I would call HA2 art) somehow we all slept through the alarms!

After falling into a deep sleep, the next thing i heard was Morgan calling out “Dad… Are you awake… It’s ten to 8!”……

I don’t think I have seen any of us move as quickly as we did this morning…… Shower…. Dressing….Packing backpacks and satchels….. Cleaning the fridge out… Getting the final bits of rubbish out of the apartment…. Closing bags…. In less than 15 mins!

From waking to getting to the airport it took us less than 50 mins! That is a record I think… For us at least…. Good team work from all of us….. Tired… Still in a half sleep, unshaven…. (well me anyway)….. (Actually…. I wasn’t planning to shave anyway, but it just adds to the picture ) and hungry…. we did it…. And with plenty of time to spare….

We are on the flight to LA now…. Looking forward to the next stop….

Happy New Year

Wow- this last week has just flown! New Years Eve 2010 in New York. Happy New Year to everyone! We have been flat out cramming as much sight seeing (and shopping) into the last week. We have been in the middle of one of the worst blizzards in a long time (and are still walking through slush!) I think the girls may be secretly glad that I made them bring a warm coat as well as good boots…..

Ice Skating in Central Park (or is it called ice sliding?) Horse and buggy ride around Central Park… Visit to MoMA- The American Museum of Natural History (complete with a picture of an indigenous Australian waiting at a “Modern Australian Train station” standing there in traditional costume!) Were just a couple of the highlights- you could easily spend more than a month here.

We caught a couple of great shows- The Christmas Spectacular at the Radio City Music Hall (on Christmas Day- thanks Janet!), Billy Elliot was great (it’s the first time I have seen it without Morgan in it). The river cruise around the harbour/rivers this afternoon really showed how amazing this place is…. Not as big as I had imagined…. The views from The top of The Rockefeller Centre as well as the Empire Wait Building (2 hour wait including walking up the final 8 stories!!) were spectacular! (More pics will be up as soon as I can upload them) Many trips through and around Times Square, but have
avoided the 1mill plus people tonight and are happily watching the ball drop on TV.

Off to LA on Sunday…. For the last city on the itinerary…. Then home to Sydney.

Cheers Craig

New years eve

As this year cones to the end I have started to look back on all I have done this year… I have been overseas 3 times, got in to the school musical and am planing to start year 11….

Whilst on Facebook only 5 mins ago a friend from school back in oz reminded us that next year we graduate school… OMG!!!
Anyway the past few days have been awesome, we went ice skating in central park, went to central park zoo, went to museums and much more… One exciting moment was going to Billy yet again 2 years after I had last seen it and I still love it but came to the conclusion that Sydney was better but I might be a little biased, it was still amazing and the little boy who played Billy was just spectacular. It really reminded me how many talented children there are in the world, how much I loved being in the show and really just how young I was web I was in it….

Anyway we are going to watch the new year celebrations from the tv in our apartment instead of trying to get through the crowds everywhere…..

Happy new year to all!!!

Love
Morgan xx 🙂

Snow

I love the snow but when there is that much that it gets through ur boots socks and stockings and makes your toes numb it is not so great…
On Sunday it snowed all day resulting in a blizzard that night, Zoe and went and played in the snow right before the it started and we loved it… Yesterday although it was not snowing when we got home I was freezing it was so cold that my legs were freezing with goose bumps even after having on four layers…..
Today we are at the American museum of natural history and I have really enjoyed it…we also did a backstage tour at the Rockefeller center…. I loved
It

If you can make it here…. Or should it be…..Concrete jungle where dreams are made of

After 24 hours in the Big Apple, we have explored midtown New York. The apartment we are staying in is on 1st Avenue between 58th & 59th which is a great spot for walking around and seeing a fair bit of the area. Not surprisingly many shops were visited, and explored…. We did make it to the top of the Rockefeller Centre- what an amazing view from there. This is my
first time here and I am amazed at how different NYC is from other cities in the US- it really is an incredible place (even though we have only seen less than 10% of the city) A couple of points I have noticed by comparison –

1. I haven’t seen one mobility assistance device here!

2. There is a great diversity of food and cultures here….. Great options for eating (and plenty of places without fries or burgers!) 3. Going from 23 C to 3 C in the space of 24hrs is difficult (Zoe and I were swimming yesterday)

Well… After 6 hrs of walking I am tired and my legs are a bit sore….. So signing off for today.

Merry Christmas to everyone back in Australia…. Hope you are having a great day.

Cheers Craig

I can’t believe that Australia gets Christmas before us :(

So we are here in NYC and I love it!!! We are only one day into this nine day experience and I can already tell that when I go to pack to go to LA I will not be able to shut my bag 😀 I have already gotten so many things, everything is so beautiful here and I love time square!! Time square was just as I imagined it and more!! I loved all the lights and signs for all the musicals on broadway!!

I also can’t believe that Christmas is tomorrow, this year has gone soooooo quickly it is not funny and this is a great way to finish it off… Tomorrow we are off to lunch somewhere in the theater district and then we are off to a surprise as Zoe and I have been told, I will be able to tell u exactly what it was tomorrow night!!

Anyway off to watch Santa clause 2, I hope everyone back home is having a lovely Christmas……

Love Morgan xx 🙂

We are here

We are here in new York and it is freezing but amazing!!!