Big Apple

Hey all, sorry it's been a while the internet is so expensive here but I bit the bullet and decided to shell out the $1 u.s. per 10 mins. I've been have a busy but fantastic time. there are so many things to see and do and simply walking around the city (which is super easy by the way as all the streets are numbered) is an experience. Here is a list of the stuff I've been up to:
- Paid my respects at the ground zero site.
- Did a bus tour of brooklyn.
- Went up the empire state building, spectacular views.
- Visited a beautiful church St Patricks.
- Visited the financial and court districts (for those who watch law and order)
- Went to a broadway show called Avenue Q which is a musical comedy, which uses actors and puppets, it's descirbed as your life only funnier it included such songs as, it's ok to be gay, everyones a little bit racist, the internet is for porn, it sucks to be me. It was Fantastic!
- Went on a harbour cruise to see the city and visit statue of liberty.
- Shopping in SOHO, such great stores, got some jeans which are so cheap here!
- Went to some cool and also some dive bars in the east village.
- Went to the gugenheim museum which sucked as there was not much there, most of it was closed for installation of a new exhibition. There was some picasso and some kodinsky (spelling?)
- The weather here has been great like almost a melbourne winter but a little colder, I was expecting snow but it's not (my travels seem to be proof that global warming exists). Anyway I walked most of the way around central park saw strawberry fields, and walked around the Jackie O reservoir.
- Did a walking tour of harlem and went to a baptist gospel church which was great there was lots of singing preaching and praising the lord, it was a little full on though and I did feel a little weird at times especially when ladies were crying and faiting because jesus had saved them.
- Today I went to the museum of modern art which was amazing. They had a great pixar animation exhibiton, saw some great works of art by picasso, warhol, van gough, dali, pollock, (mum you would have loved it!).

Tonight I am hoping to go to a jazz bar, and eat some new york pizza, I don't have much time left here it's a great city and I'd love to see more but I am looking forward to some beach time relaxing in Costa Rica!

Me again an addition to this post. The pizza was yum, and I never got to the jazz bar. Today I went to the MET which was cool but I was a bit museumed out, however I did go to that cool toy store that was featured in the movie BIG with Tom Hanks and yes I danced on the giant piano! Also walked along the brooklyn bridge, spectacular views.

Much love Alicia (p.s, I'll add some photo's when I'm on a better computer)