New York, New York!!

(humming) da, da, da-da-da....
At the end of March, Dan left Dave and the land of maple leaves, for the big city of New York New York!
A week of sightseeing, shopping on 5th Avenue, eating New York Pizza and much-needed catching up, saw Alison, Kim and Dan feeling that much more fulfilled, having seen and experienced this amazing place.
Observing rush hour in Wall St (and Dan being asked if she worked around here!)...

























Seeing the view from the top of the Rockefeller Centre...




















Empire State Building...




















Relaxing in Central Park (Al), and taking in the city views...

New York continued

Al and Kim at the Clinton St Bakery - apparently the best pancakes in New York!



Waiting for Tiffany's to open!!! Yep - a lovely morning was spent in here (and a lovely credit card bill to match!!)

Times Square subway station (my camera couldn't deal with all the lights outside!)

Shopping at Macy's (the world's largest dept store)

Cool picture don't you think?

Oh yes, of course...

Madison Square Garden - where we watched the NY Knicks lose terribly to the Boston Celtics

We just had to sample some New York Gourmet food!

New York - the end

For Lou... this reminded me of you! (In Little Italy) Maybe we'll see the real thing in a couple of years???



Blurry but funny! An NYPD officer gladly accepts my request to be photographed (and offers to handcuff me as well!)


My favourite thing in NYC - walking across the Brooklyn Bridge...beautiful!


The city from Central Park

The Knicks game (look at the score...it only got worse and would you believe, SO many locals walked out at the end of the 3rd period and booed their own team!!! Now... would we do that to the Aussie cricket team?)

More shopping...this time, at Bloomingdales!


So there ends a wonderful trip, spent with wonderful friends. It was a nice break from the fresh air of Canada!

Wonderful Weekends in Whistler

No.... that's not a new hairdo (although....)
It's Czarina and Dan being a little silly after a dazzling day skiing in Whistler, in March.
It was amazing - unlike anything we've ever seen, and we totally know why it's labelled the best ski resort in the world.
Gorgeous, long runs, the most beautiful glacier...
We hiked up to the glacier on Blackcomb mountain and skied down the back side of the mountain, on un-touched, fresh powder...ahhh!
Season ends soon (I think May?) but opens again around the beginning of November. Anyone keen for a ski?!