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On our way home

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We're in Hawaii on our way home. We have six nights here and no particular plans. Two flights and two buses from New York took nineteen hours which left us a bit strung out. United Airlines did a good job getting us here though. Slightly annoying, we needed to check our bags as they ran out of overhead cabin space. They have a bag tracker on their app so some comfort at least. The bus from Honolulu Airport to Waikiki costs three dollars but of the hundreds of people that seemed to arrive at the same time as us only one other group of travellers boarded at the airport. The usual slice of life was on offer; an elderly woman with the look of one of Hawaii's homeless population boards the bus. A few stops later a young man boards with no cash or ticket, on a ticket or cash only service. The elderly woman produses five dollars for his fare with instructions to "pray to Mother Theresa". A few stops later a couple exit the bus and give the elderly woman five dollars. The hom...
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On our second full day in New York we decided to follow some of 'The Great Saunter', a 32 mile circumnavigation of Manhattan Island. We picked on the section below where we are staying on 45th Street, moving in a clockwise direction. This was not a great choice as much of the riverbank on the lower east side is under construction which pushed us inland through mostly unattractive urban housing estates. Once we were below Brooklyn Bridge things sorted themselves out and we were able to enjoy the extensive parks just like New Yorkers. It's hot at the moment. Roughly 30 degrees celsius with a bit of humidity so the walking is harder. The following day we jumped on a train to Cold Sping, a small town north of New York (pop. est. around 2000), up the Hudson Valley. There are mountain walks accessible by foot from town so we embarked on the Bull Hill loop which is 5.5 miles with a climb of just over 400 metres. At the trailhead a woman warned us a snake was on the path, not the i...
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The Metropolitan Museum

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Two of our favourite things in New York are Central Park and the Metropolitan Museum. They're conveniently next to each other, and despite Vicki stopping to take too many photos of squirrels we made opening time at the museum.  The Met is full of stuff. To really appreciate the various collections you would need multiple visits. The locals are very lucky in this regard. We had to satisfy ourselves with as much as one days attention span would allow.  Towards the end of the visit we were approached by a volunteer in the Greek Art collection who took pity on us and explained what we were looking at. Our discussion broadened to some of the other collections they have. I can't see some of it happening now, items removed from their place of origin. Lucky us though, we get to see it all in one place. The European art collection is pretty impressive. Degas, not a particular favourite for Kieran, but this sculpture captures your attention  This guy needs a big room. S...
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