by Kirsty Fowler

Created on: October 28, 2009   Last Updated: October 31, 2009

Times Square

This is amazing, we actually found it by accident, but I was in awe. One of the main reasons I myself wanted to go to Times Square, ladies this is directed at you, is because of the Naked Cowboy. Okay, he is not all naked (wasn't very happy about that) but he plays the guitar in just a hat, shoes and boxers. On this day it was nearly 38 degrees, so it was really really lovely to sit down and watch for a little while. There are thousands of other things to do in Times Sqaure, Planet Hollywood, MTV Store and Billiabong to name a few.

Central Park

We didn't get to see much of Central Park because we struggle to find the stop for the Grey Line sightseeing Bus, so by the time we did actually get to Central Park is was around 2 o'clock already.We did manage to see quite a bit though, not a lot of the great sites but it was still fantastic and a gorgeous place to be. It stretches 51 blocks and is 843 acres. It has been there since 1859 and was completely man made. When you walk into the park from the hustle and bustle of Manhattan, you are really transformed into a different reality. It really does feel like walking from a City to the Countryside within a matter of seconds. The transformation is amazing.

The Park houses seven natural looking lakes and ponds, two ice skating rinks, one of which becomes a swimming pool during the summer months and the Central Park Zoo. It is also houses the Delecorte Theatre which was home to Shakespeare in The Park last month. Central Park Zoo I'll do a separate review on this because it was so amazing, I hate to say it but from what I can remember this was the first time I've ever been to a zoo with these kinds of animals in it. We animals from penguins to seals and to polar bears this was an amazing zoo and we really enjoyed our time here, it would have been a lot nicer if it wasn't 37 degrees or so.

Madame Tussauds

I always wanted to go to a Madame Tussauds, and with the New York Pass we got in free. It was a great experience, there is no real point to it, but some of the models are amazing, some not so much. I have to warn you the House of Horrors was terrible, but I was still shaking after it for about 5 minutes. I am a wimp. Is it worth the money? Not really, it's good, but not brilliant. If you've done one, there's no point going to another.

Battery Park

This was a lovely little stop before going onto the Staten Island Ferry. I have to say this is the only place in the whole of New York that I felt threatened though. There was this young girl drawing cartoon faces of people, and me and my sister were stood in queue and then this other artist came over and said he'd do it for us at the same price. We stupidly said ok, and followed him only to find that his art was pretty shit, we went back to the girl but only to find that there were quite a few people in front of us. This guy kept on coming back over to us and finally my mum had to step in. It wasn't nice but it was the only time in the whole of New York that I felt even slightly threatened. The park was lovely, we got some great pictures with the New York Police Department which was nice as well and the best bit was the 'Sphere' which was originally in the world trade centre when it was hit. It was put here, obviously damaged as a memorial for 9/11.

Central Park Carriage Ride

We did this on the Thursday when we were absolutely shattered. It cost us $34 for a ride around the park, it wasn't as good as I had hoped, I thought we'd actually see some of the brilliant sites that I had heard about but it was still a fantastic opportunity and one I'd recommend.

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