New York is amazing!! We have had some amazing weather which obviously helps, but it means we have been able to go out and explore central park and go across to Liberty Island without needing coat, umbrella etc!! On Friday we went to Central Park, getting very lost trying to find the zoo. Although it took several hours to find, the zoo was great! Very small but they had polar bears, penguins, monkeys, seals etc. Apart from almost getting attacked by a bird in the rainforest area it was a great way to enjoy the sunshine. We then went down 5th Avenue looking at all the designer shops along the way. We stopped off at the library and had a look around, but it was very confusing as they have very few books in there! We then went to the empire state building. I have been up it before at night time but it was exceptional during the day. There was perfect visibility and you could see for miles around. It was almost a shame to have to get the lift back down. Then yesterday we decided to go to the Statue of Liberty. Being a saturday and very sunny there was a huge queue, but we finally got over to the monument, had lunch there and wandered around Lady Liberty's feet! We didn't make it to Ellis Island but we took photos from afar! We had a wander around the financial district and then with aching feet went back to the hostel. We went out in the evening to Madame Tussuads so got to have photos with Tina Turner, johnny Depp and the likes!! Great fun but v.expensive for what it is! We then finished the evening off with a trip to an Irish pub, which as always lived up to expectation. Can't wait to see what today will bring, as I am going on a Gossip Girl tour!!! VERY EXCITING!!!!!