Someone ought to have warned the Americans. Sue and five other girls went to New York for a Lilo's hen weekend. Sue shouted her sister Deb as a birthday present, and along with our godson's mum (another) Deb and a couple of Lilo's nursing friends they all headed off on Thursday.
Sleep was the last thing on their minds as they flew across the Atlantic and into JFK as they took advantage of the liquid refreshments. Sue did take on the role of group 'mum' to try and mitigate some of the possible excesses that may have ensued. When they did get to their hotel they found that the Quality Hotel was anything but. The offensive smell and damp and mouldy patches were totally unacceptable, so Sue rounded the girls up and got them re-housed in the Edison Hotel (a wonderful art-deco hotel right on Times Square).
The girls had a good time shopping as the current exchange rate is greatly in our favour and they enjoyed the nearby Christmas Market at Bryant Park. They enjoyed eating at the Oyster Bar in Grand Central Station and to a posh place called 8½ which was located between 6th & 7th Ave and had the number 9 outside (recommended by a passing local), the food was delightful. A few drinks were had in the Piano Bar at the Hotel (they were the last ones to leave the hotel bar at four in the morning).
The Staten Island ferry is highly recommended as a free alternative way to see the views from the harbour.
The queues for the Empire State were too long on the Saturday, so they decided to go ice skating under the Christmas tree at the Rockefeller Center
After an hour in the line they managed to get on the ice hour 10 or 15 minutes before Sue's friend Deb fell badly and broke her leg. She was very brave and didn't complain as they waited for the paramedics to arrive. A short journey to the hospital and long wait later Sue told the other girls to go back to the hotel so that they would be fit enough to do some more sightseeing on Sunday. It took a long time for Deb to be fixed up and sent back to the hotel where Sue stayed with her.
While the other girls went up the Empire State on Sunday Sue stayed and acted as nurse getting things ready for their flight home. The airline upgraded both Deb and Sue to the flight beds which they both made the most of catching up on some their lost sleep.
They arrived back in the UK on the Monday morning.
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