July - part 2 From the moment we found out we were coming to the US, New York was top of our travel destinations and boy, it did not disappoint. Investigating travel options was eye-opening. The train was by far the most expensive, but very efficient time wise. Air fares were cheaper than the train, but travel to the airport, the pre flight arrival time and then getting to Manhattan from JFK chewed up a lot of time. We decided to travel by bus, which was very affordable and departed one Metro station away from where we live, so we did the walk of shame with our luggage! Travel time was meant to be about four and a half hours, but the traffic was heavy so it took closer to five, dropping us at Broadway and W 30th Street. We stayed at the Crowne Plaza in Times Square (sounds fancy but was pretty tired!), so we did another walk with our luggage up Broadway to W 48th Street, walking past Madison Square Gardens and through Times Square. So many people, cars, bikes and so much noise. Also,