The beginning of the Empire State Building Observatory process is riddled with waiting and lines. First there is a line to get through the revolving door that takes you into the lobby (because you can only go through one at a time), then there is a line to go through security, then to buy tickets, then to get into the elevator, then once you are on the 80th floor another queue to take either the [...]

Yesterday was pretty much a complete write off, it poured with rain all day long. The one time I did venture out for lunch I got absolutely drenched despite wearing a raincoat. Things were quickly turned around today though with a nice and sunny 30 degree day. On my itinerary for the day was Lower Manhattan. I caught the subway down and got off at the World Trade Center station. I walked around the entire [...]

With plenty of time to kill I embarked on a huge walk all around Manhattan. First on my list of sights was Madison Square Garden, home of the New York Knicks basketball team. The funniest thing I saw there was an Amish family walking through the city streets, they looked out of place to say the least. From MSG I walked straight up 7th avenue and Times Square got closer and closer. It was by [...]

Well it turns out the wheels aren’t falling off my trip, because I had a great day today. Only to come back to this… This morning I checked out of the hotel I was in for the night and caught a cab to my permanent hotel, the Vincci Avalon. I checked-in, but I wouldn’t be able to get a room until 3pm. Expected, but an inconvenience all the same. They checked my bags for me [...]

I started walking from the hotel, with no real plan in mind. My journey took me past Rockefeller Center, the Chrysler Building and Grand Central Station. All of which you will probably recognize in the photos. I went into a Barnes and Noble, which was buzzing with people picking up Harry Potter. I bought Phil Gordon’s Little Blue Book, I need to do some poker reading in order to get myself analyzing and improving my [...]