New York in 15 photos

Last week was better than average... I spent it in New York.

I've wanted to go to New York to see the Christmas lights since the first time I saw Home Alone 2 many moons ago, and it was absolutely everything I dreamed it would be.

We went for six nights and managed to fit in a highly impressive amount. As a result, I thought it would be a good idea to share one photo from each of the sights and attractions we visited. I took 777 photos in total so this was quite a difficult challenge, to put it mildly.

A separate post will follow next week about New York's Christmas decorations, including the spectacular Rockefeller Tree, so don't be alarmed at its omission from this post!

Empire State Building

Top of the Rock

One World Observatory 

9/11 memorial and museum 

Best of NYC Circle Line Sightseeing Cruise 

Central Park 

Times Square 

Metropolitan Museum of Art 

Madame Tussauds 

Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum 

The High Line 

Grand Central Station 

St Patrick's Cathedral 

Mickey The True Original exhibition 

The Friends apartment building 

My Fitbit informs me that we walked 175,000 steps and 134km in total... this isn't surprising when I look back at all the places we visited and take into account the fact that we walked everywhere and didn't use any public transport! 

Look out for more blog posts about New York over the next few weeks, including the aforementioned Christmassy bonanza next Friday. 

Frantic about Florida #1

It's been a tough few months, for many reasons. However, I have got a holiday to Florida to look forward to  in September with my boyfriend. In light of this, I'm going to start a new series of blog posts to remind myself what I'm looking forward to most about going back to Florida. I went for the first time last year and had an amazing time, so I really can't wait to go back.

Every month I'm going to post 5 things I'm looking forward to, just as a little reminder that there are lots of things to be excited about!

1. Strawberry ice cream at The Magic Kingdom

The best strawberry ice cream I've ever tasted. 

And I've eaten a lot of ice cream. 

2. Cheetah at Busch Gardens

Brilliant rollercoaster ride... it's fast, as the name suggests!

3. Shopping in Downtown Disney

The biggest Disney store in the world! 

4. The Epcot night show

One of the best sights I've ever experienced. 

5. Entering the magic!

It's like a whole different world after you pass this sign...

More exciting things to follow in the next post... 143 days to go!