Flight ✈️ Tracker

My flight tracker on the British Airways app this morning - To say I'm excited is an understatement!!!! 🗽

Our latest bite of the Big Apple

Checking in with British Airways at Terminal 5 Heathrow

Getting comfy and preparing for the 7.5 hours flight 

Touch down New York

Room request - high floor thank you very much

Manhattan pls

First night and hubby is already befriending some of the locals at The Penrose near our hotel

View form the hotel room

Bagatelle on my bday - this place gets crazy during weekends where people dance on the tables! 

Andre Balaz's "The Standard Grill' belongs to Standard Hotel  

Al fresco dining in Meatpacking district

Happy bunny to say the least

Top of the Standard - spectacular views! The bar is stunning too well worth a visit. 

Ralph Lauren's newly opened restaurant "Polo Bar"

 It was like stepping in to someones living room at first (spot the log fire!) 

Classic American cuisine

New York through a glass at the Peninsula 

We visited the Midtown roof top Salon De Ning bar last time too.

Room service! 

Subway No 6 from North to South.

Messy hair, don't care!

Arrived downtown

Brooklyn Bridge

We couldn't have wished for better weather, boy we were so lucky!  

We walked across the bridge and then got a cab to Williamsburg to Wythe Hotel for a drink on their roof top terrace. 

ABC Kitchen - super trendy buzzy place near Union Square 

We didn't get a table as we hadn't pre-booked, but we happily sat in the bar

Snacks and drinkies at The Mark Bar

At the Red Room club located right next to the Hudson River in Harlem with Esto and his friends

You can't go to New York without visiting a Kosher Deli and have fried chicken sandwich and pickles

You never tire of strolling around soaking up the atmosphere

Fresh food from the local store on Madison Avenue

Our stunning Manhattan hotel, The Mark. 

Romance was in the air just like last time we went to New York. It does wonders for any couple to be child free for a few days ;-)

Our art deco bathroom which reminded me a lot about the bathrooms in Claridge's.

I might be holding a Pellegrino but sparkling water was certainly not my main drink over there lol

Upper East Side 

Birthday celebrations - our week in NYC

Ready for take off Sir?

Touchdown - we have arrived in the Big Apple and the sun was shining :-)

Step on it driver - Manhattan here we come! 

Pre dinner drinkies at roof top bar at The Peninsula Hotel on 5th Avenue

Dinner on Friday night at Manhattan's top spot Beautique

After dinner we moved in to the club area where we partied in to the wee small hours

Popcorn? check  Drinks? check   - our first trip to Madison Square Garden

Shaky selfie - too many pre-game beers LOL!

Go Knicks! (they lost..)

Lounge area of our Sky Suite  (a massive 850 sq ft) 

New York Public Library - beautiful building although we didnt actually go inside haha

Spot the Chrysler building in the background 

Sunset from the bedroom window

Getting ready to go out

 Dressed up for a night on the town..

 On the obligatory NYC shopping trip - credit cards were well and truly flexed!

Dinner at reputedly Manhattan's best steak house STK 

 More shopping? This time in the cool West Village area

A rainy day in New York, but it sure didn't dampen our spirits! 

Bear celebrated his birthday with presents in bed followed by Champagne and strawberries with chocolate

 Dining at Buddkan with our cool New York friend, Echo

 Happy Birthday Darling!

American breakfast at The Brooklyn Diner 

Bear had been shopping at the Apple Store on Fifth Avenue - and here is Central Park in the background

Beautiful fireplace to warm us up from the sub zero temperatures outside 

 Another glass of bubbly? Dont mind if I do..

Although missing the kids (that my wonderful Mum looked after), it was so great to have a child free holiday - almost like a second honeymoon! 

Pre dinner drinks at Bar 44 at The Royalton Hotel with Bear's friends Sachin & Mariyah who live in NYC

On the 'big day' - Lunch at Cipriani in Soho

On my third bowl of delicious granola

 Bear and Echo 

Enjoying champagne on ice in our room 

Did I mention I Heart NYC?!!

Time to check out after 6 nights (boo hoo!) - here at the reception at the art deco lobby

Even though it wasn't a night flight, we both managed a few hours sleep coming back