Off to the Big Apple

// Tips for your trip to New York City can be found at the bottom of this post //

I literally had the best holiday ever! We went on a short trip to New York City and it was just amazing! Our Trip started early Friday morning from Orlando International Airport towars John F. Kennedy Airport in New York. Our first stop brought us to the Hotel. Not even 5 minutes away from the middle of Manhattan, we made the biggest win ever. After the Hotel Check-in we directly went to discover the city. There´s so much to see and do!
Our First trip brought us to the Times Square for a bit of shopping. After that we visited some of the buildings around and went on a High mountain railway to Roosevelt Island with the perfect view of the Queensboro Bridge.

Flight over New York

Times Square

German Guys on Time Square

Our second day started with a 2 hour stroll along the High Line, which is actually an old Train-lane above the streets that was converted into a walkway in the sky. Along the Hudson River we went to the 9/11 Memorial, saw the Big Bull on Wall Street, went on a ship to see the Statue of Liberty, did a photo shoot on the Brooklyn Bridge, celebrated New Years day in Chinatown and finished the evening with the Lion King on Broadway. We hardly made it home and fell dead in our beds ...

New Years Day in Chinatown

9/11 Memorial

Lower Manhattan

Street Entertainment

Queensboro Bridge

Lion King on Broadway

We spend our last day in New York with ... sleeping. We actually slept till noon and started with a bit of shopping along the fifth Avenue. At the end of the Avenue we walked around Central Park and finished the tour with a view from the Top of the Rock.

Bow Bridge Central Park

Top of the Rock

Top of the Rock

I am sure that i won`t forget this weekend to soon. So many Highlights in such a short time: the Lion King Musical on Broadway (they offer Disney Cast Member Discount!) and our picture on Times Square. I can`t put in words how much i enjoyed that stay!

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Things you need to do in New York City
1. Go to Times Square and make it on a screen
2. Take a walk trough Central Park and see the Zoo
3. See Ground Zero and Statue of Liberty
4. Take some time for a Museum (Museum of Natural History, 9/11 Museum)
5. Go on top of the city (One World Observatory, Rockefeller Center, Empire State Building)
6. See a Musical (Book of Mormon, Lion King, Aladdin, Wicked)
7. Walk on the High Line and enjoy some time with a Bagel
8. Take Pictures on Brooklyn Bridge
9. Learn how to eat with chopsticks in Chinatown
10. Enjoy the sunset on a rooftop bar

How to get to New York City
What i discovered is, that there are a lot of different ways to get to the city of New York (Manhattan).
After a lot of searching we found and used the following route:

1. Start your trip to Airport: JFK - John F. Kennedy International Airport
2. Once off the Plane, follow the signs to the Air Train and get on the red Line (all directions)
3. Get off at the last stop: Jamaica Station
4. At Jamaica Station: Buy Return Ticket for Long Island Railroad (LIRR - about 15$) and get a Metro Card with at least 10$ on it (riding the Air Train costs 5$ each direction)
5. Take Long Island Railroad (LIRR) from Jamaica Station to Pennsylvania Station