Before I get going, you should all note there is new photos on the photo page! Check em out...

On our third day in NYC, the weather was kind to us. We were treated to a gorgeous, sunny day which allowed us to do some serious exploring.

We started the day by visiting the amazing American Musuem of Natural History, after a bagel for breakfast of course. This is an enormous museum consisting of two major sections, the Natural History museum, and the Rose Center for Earth and Space.

Our visit to the museum started in the Natural History section. I must admit we went by a lot of it fairly quickly, because I just wanted to get to the famous dinosaur hall. All I can say for that is WOW! There is a complete Brontosaurus, as well as one of the only complete Tyrannosaurus Rex's in the world. They are enormous I am here to tell you. As well as these two "headline" specimens, there is also all manners of other dinosaurs. Check the photo page, I took photos of a lot of the really cool one.

From here, we headed downstairs to the Space Center. The centerpiece of this is an enormous planetarium, which puts on an amazing show. We managed to catch the "Big Bang" simulation in there, which was an all engulfing experience for the senses, with the spherical screen completely filling your field of vision, and a sound system that could rattle the fillings out of your teeth.

When we were all spaced out, so to speak, we cut back across central park to make for the Empire State building. It was such a good clear day we decided to brave the lines and make the journey to the top of the monolithic office block. From the top, you get a great view of Manhattan and all the famous landmarks, and I guess by now you have seen the photos so I won't reel them off.

We rounded our last day off with a quiet dinner with Anthony at the local Thai restaurant. It was a pretty low budget joint, but we had to cue for about 15 minutes for a table. Apparently this is nothing for New York on a Friday night!

New Yorkers in general do absolutely nothing for themselves. There is a laundry service on every corner, and people in general live on "take-out". You see dog walkers patrolling the street walking 4 or 5 dogs at a time, and it is almost unheard of to eat breakfast at home. Real estate is funny as well, the quality of the lobby in any apartment building has just as much to do with the price of a place as the quality of the actual apartment. You have made it in the big apple if you can afford to live in a building with a doorman.