If We Can Make It There…

We had purposely booked an early morning flight so we could have as much time as possible in New York. Winter had been mild so far in Ottawa, so of course it had snowed all night and our 6.30am direct flight had been cancelled. We were told the cancellation was because flights couldn’t get out of Ottawa. Strange then that we were put on a flight an hour later that went via Toronto. This flight was delayed and so we missed the connection. When we finally set off to New York we were delayed again and when we got to La Guardia the plane sat on the tarmac for 30 minutes. It had taken us as long to get to New York from Ottawa as it had for Becky and John from London.

Once we arrived at our hotel we quickly dumped our bags and walked down Broadway. We ate pizza at a quaint café. We ended up in Times Square, where we were dazzled by all the lights. We strolled along 42nd Street to Grand Central Station and the Chrysler Building. New York was getting ready for Christmas and there were decorations and festive markets everywhere. We dropped by the Empire State Building’s lobby and then had a look around Madison Square Garden, ending the evening with a hot drink in Roxys, back in Times Square. It was my first visit to New York and despite the delayed journey getting here, I loved it already.
When we got back to the hotel we sat in the lobby to wait for Becky and John to arrive. It was so good to see them again and we were chatting away as if we saw them yesterday (we didn’t see them yesterday though – it’s been 11 months). After nattering for a while we all went to bed exhausted.