Day 1 and 2 - Layover in New York

March 12 and 13, 2019

We had two flights on our first day: Vancouver to Toronto and then on to New York. We met a very interesting fellow on the second flight, a Brazilian who had spent some time in Italy. He also gave us advice on how to get from the airport to Manhattan, saving us a lot of money on cab fare.

We stayed in a hotel near Central Park and visited there the next morning.



It was a cold morning and there was not much business for these trams.



There has been a rare Mandarin Duck in the park for a few months and there were a couple of birders present. it did not appear while I was there.



There was this Squirrel (or Chipmunk?)



To squeeze more buildings into the area, they are getting thinner and thinner.




What would a New York post be without a reference to it's current most famous person.



After this visit we took the train to JFK airport, next destination Milan.