Day 20 - New York

More sightseeing was on the agenda today as we were all off to Brooklyn for a look around, a lunch at Grimaldi's and a quick stroll over the Brooklyn Bridge.

 We negotiated the Metro with very few hiccups and alighted at Hall Street Station going up to the Bridge area. Imagine our surprise when everything was packed on a Saturday  We had landed in the middle of a huge Art Exhibition so we went for a look around. After an interesting time browsing we started our Bridge walk. All was good until Allie realized that she was walking on timber slats that were pretty close together but certainly had space that she could see through. 


With curled toes and a vice like grip, Allie completed the walk however I am sure many on coming pedestrians wondered why we made no room for them as Allie DID NOT LET GO at any time.
After a small amount of time at the Manhattan end of the bridge, we packed up and headed off to the Empire State Building. Following instructions provided, we entered the building at the wrong entrance to be sent away by security. From there the efficiency of entry went downhill, however we eventually made it even after walking the last 8 floors to miss the 25 minute elevator wait. The view was spectacular and being dusk the buildings were lighting up providing an amazing vista.

We all met up at the Hotel for our last night in New York. We got dinner for the kids and the parents set off  for the Crown Triple Pub as it was so good the night before. We were all a bit sad to leave New York but the lights of Vegas were beckoning.