Our last day in New York was fairly uneventful, mostly killing time waiting for our flight at 9.30pm. We asked for a late check out from the hotel and they said the latest we could have was 1pm, which worked well for us.
We spent most of the morning watching some TV and packing up our bags for the last time in the US. At 1pm, we checked out and left our bags with reception and set off for yet more walking. We trudged up to Macy's around 34th St, got a drink and some lunch. We attracted the attention of an 82 year old in Pret who spotted our map of Manhattan. After asking us if we needed any help he gave us some tips (get the free ferry to Staten Island to get the view of the Statue of Liberty and take a trip to Jones Beach for some sun and relaxation), told us some old stories of traveling Europe in his youth and reminded us not to smoke as we said farewell. Bless.
We walked around some more and I managed to find a nice pair of Tigers for $65 :) Much cheaper than Australia. We picked up our bags around 5pm and after what was one of the hottest days in NY we sat with the laptop in McDonalds to sponge their free Wi-Fi and Air Con and to check the best Subway line for the airport.
We found that we could get on right at 28th St where we were! Excellent! We went three stops to change to the E line and discovered that the line was shut for track work! Not excellent! We bumbled around with another lost American girl for a while before getting on an A train that went the long way round but got us to Howard Beach Station and our connection to the AirTrain.
Some more uneventful time at the airport before hopping on our BA flight 15 mins late for a 6 hr flight to London.....
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