Everything & Anything New York City

boblibarn

thanks or all the replies about the condition of the horses i naivley assumed they are well cared for ,

are the ice skating centres open to late ?

bb69

Gosh its warmer in NYC than it is in London.. wish I was back there...!!

hels123_2

bb69 wrote: »

Gosh its warmer in NYC than it is in London.. wish I was back there...!!

Oooohh me too! 3 weeks since we got home............tho it was minus double figures, brrrrr!

bb69

hels123 wrote: »

Oooohh me too! 3 weeks since we got home............tho it was minus double figures, brrrrr!

Gosh that must have been cold! It was so mild when we went late December! 40-50 for some days a couple of cold and windy days.

hels123_2

bb69 wrote: »

Gosh that must have been cold! It was so mild when we went late December! 40-50 for some days a couple of cold and windy days.

Yup, brrrrr!!
But it was beautiful, bright sunshine all the days! Ahh I miss it!

thatsfabulous

boblibarn wrote: »

thanks or all the replies about the condition of the horses i naivley assumed they are well cared for ,

are the ice skating centres open to late ?

I was also naive and prosumed the same as you. I went on one on my first, when I found out about there conditions etc on my return I felt really awful as I am passionate about animal rights however as a tourist you don't know these things until people who have been many times make you aware of it.

ixia

Hi
A question for Mark or anyone else in the know. I previously asked about booking transfers from JFK to hotel due to there being 5 of us.

mark posted that there are taxis available for 5 people and luggage does anyone know if there are many of them or is there a chance I could be waiting in a queue for ages.

Just wondering would you recommend waiting for a taxi or booking the transfers.

thanks

phatbear

There are usually as many of the larger cabs as there are normal sized ones, one word to the wise regarding all taxi drivers in NY is never assume they know where they are going always have your ave and cross street ready, personally I tend to write it down as its rare to even find one who understands the english language

greenface

Even the English speaking cabbies couldn't understand if you have a "Local Accent"Huge difference in The English spoken word and The American spoken word. The grid road system is the best city i have ever visited but as Phat says you need to have cross Ave&Street . 6 passengers (8seater)MPV are very common and you wont need to wait any longer at JFK unless there are alot of larger groups which isnt common. On return have a word at the hotel desk or concierge and get them to book one for you.

ixia

Thanks a lot guys I'll just get one when I arrive then. I'vo got a note of the hotel and address.