Snow!!

Yes, today we had snow. It lasted five whole minutes. It did not, however, land on the ground or show up in photos. Sorry. Frank Sinatra was clearly in 'New York, NY' when he sung that he was 'dreaming of a white Christmas' because they don't seem to happen. 

One of our tour guides told us that Christmas Day 2014 was the second warmest on record! The good news is that other than rare moments of rain after day one we have had lovely clear days for touring around, which we have done mostly by foot. 

Today was our time in Harlem, or Spanish Harlem to be precise, on our Graffitti tour (hip hop tour was cancelled). It was a cool way to look around. We may have to revisit 'black Harlem' if we are to see the Apollo Theatre etc.

We also had enough time visit the Empire State Building, early (8am) because we have learned that this is when the queues are shortest. By midday you need to be a far more patient traveller than me to visit the hot spots. 

Our next three days are mostly free time. We don't plan to join the 1 million person scrum that is Times Square on New Years Eve. We may go to Central Patk as recommended by a chatty local in Harlem. We will see. 

Happy New Year to everyone in NZ.