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T0day we went t0 experience our last but of NY culture. I have wanted to tick the walk across Brooklyn bridge off my list for quite some time which made it the perfect way to spend our final hours in the Big Apple. We subway it across the river to Manhattan after packing completion, and head over toward the river to the famous structure which links Brooklyn to the city.


Once over the bridge we 'wait in line' in the freezing cold to indulge in a sitting at Grimaldi's, "The best pizza in all of New York." I think this is a very fair statement, it was superb. We opted for olive and pepperoni.
Y U M Y U M Y U M.

We venture back to McKibben for the final time to pick up our stuff and head over to JFK.

.........and lift 0ff back t0 the 0ld w0rld.........

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we fly home tomorrow, so we decide to head to central park for a final walk around it's grandeur's. Finding ourselves in the petting zoo (we are granted free entry by the front staff) we come across sheep, a cow, a selection of birds and goats:

............and the giant lily pads:

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(Connie outside the Guggenheim)

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Here are some fairly fantastic Christmas decorations outside a house in Brooklyn....

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H I R S T

Whilst walking through the Met amongst the w0rks from the likes of Rembrandt, Gauguin, Picass0, and Klimt, I turn into the modern art section where I am faced with The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living. I was starstruck. I stared at the shark in that tank for quite some time, My favorite/ most grossed out view was this one above. it was weird.


I later proceeded to the Guggenheim Museum where I by pass the verging on extortionate entrance fee by flashing my golden ticket, an Intern card at the ticket desk.
The Kandinsky exhibition on, I like the works of Kandinsky very much but was completely distracted by the building itself. Amazed by the continuous spiral one walks around to view the art as well as the smaller rooms which lead of from it, I wondered around in a bit of a daze.
It looks pretty special from the outside too................

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on the way to Central Park we came across a puppy shop. Connie and I turned into a gooey mess and wanted t0 take them all home......

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We went for another stroll in Central Park and came across some more friendly squirrels and couldn't resist some pictures with the Alice in Wonderland characters........

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McDonalds, Broadway, Bushwick NY.

Jay Z mentions this branch in the anthem, Empire State of Mind ft Alicia Keys. It is a couple of blocks from McKibben.

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Me and George.

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This evening we went to the Brooklyn Bowl, I had to put these shoes on. I hadn't bowled since I was like 12. My efforts can be seen on the score board- not highly skilled at at this sport evidently (though I am pretty poor at most sports.......).

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The sun was shining and I had a day to myself, so I headed to central park to explore all afternoon. Here is what i found.........

The Jackie Onassis Lake

Alice in Wonderland......
I love this, I was a little jealous of the 2 small girls climbing on it.......

This here is apparently one of the most filmed and photographed bridges in the park or ever, I can't quite remember what it said in the article I read about it.....


this was in the Strawberry Fields, Homage to the late John Lennon.