Notices

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
Old 5 Jul 22, 02:06 PM  
Link to this Post
#1
Orlandobelle
VIP Dibber
 
Orlandobelle's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 02
Location: Wales

Orlandobelle's Reviews
Hotel Reviews: 2
DIBB Villa Reviews: 1

theDIBB Guidebook
Guidebook Photos: 36
Let's See How Many Airports We Can Visit...NYC-NC 2022


Tuesday 5th July
The journey begins at Cardiff central station as seems to be the custom these days. Petrol and parking is so expensive that the train works out cheaper- and no driving after an overnight flight!
This is "Gronky" - my partner's travel mascot - who may feature in several more pictures over the next 10 days 😀
This trip has been booked, postponed, changed & rearranged numerous times over the past 2.5 years.
Original plan was Chicago, Detroit & New York but that's changed for a variety of reasons- #1 being that my brother moved states last year!



Finally made it to the Sofitel. The severn tunnel is closed for electrification works so we went the scenic route via Gloucester which adds almost an hour onto the journey from Cardiff.
Off for some dinner...



Weds 6th July
Early morning journey through the airport was fairly calm. Currently in the galleries south lounge having breakfast and copious amount of coffee.
Lounge was fairly full, with many dirty tables. Staff couldn't confirm the gate so the signs encouraging passengers to use the B gates lounge were a bit redundant.
Bacon roll was disappointingly dry.



After much to-ing & fro-ing with BA over being unable to upgrade a flight booked with an e-voucher with avios we eventually bit the bullet and took a cash upgrade to club.



The flight was a very pleasant experience, the crew attentive & the new club suite comfortable. OH was unable to charge his laptop which was disappointing but no major complaints.

I gave a hard pass to dinner (yuk) so the afternoon tea was very welcome.

We had the two middle seats which meant we could chat during the flight but still has our own space.

Have to admit I'm team Virgin when it comes to the Club/Upper experience now that I've sampled them both in such close proximity.



We landed at EWR on time, immigration was quick and the Officer had a quick joke (!) about getting in the miles at Disney ( I was still within the 90 days admission period from my previous trip which flagged up on the system).
Luggage was swiftly retrieved and we headed for the AirTrain. The journey from the airport to Penn Station was $15.75 each and it was fairly easy to figure out.
The hotel we'd chosen - Stay Pineapple- was only a 6 minute walk from Penn and manageable even with luggage.
We were greeted with cookies and pineapple water and given vouchers to exchange for a welcome drink ( non- alcoholic). The room was small but well designed and comfortable for a two night stay 🍍



After freshening up a bit we headed out for the Highline. It was a glorious afternoon.



There was free entertainment at Hudson Yards in the form of live music 🎶



We headed south, stopping to view/ photograph the artwork



...and other oddities along the way






Final stop was Chelsea Market for some food



Before heading back to the hotel






Thursday 7th July

This was our exploring day - we had a rough plan but nothing set in stone.
Started with breakfast at the Tick Tick diner by Penn. Eggs, bacon and French toast for me, eggs sausage and pancakes for him. Wasn't particularly cheap but it was a high traffic area. Service charge for paying by card added to the cost and we were asked to leave the tip in cash.

We headed out past Macy's and on to the Empire State Building.


__________________
Offsite - 92 (x2), 93, 94, Wedding 95 --CBR Easter 99, ASMo Easter 2000
Florida Pines/Poly Concierge Hallowe'en 03 Trippy
Indian Creek & WL Dec 04 Trippy
Easter 06 Calabay Parc/Vero Beach
Easter 07 Sunset Lakes/RPR Trippy
Hallowe'en 07 Sunset Lakes/HRH ~ Hallowe'en 08 Highlands Reserve & HRH
Xmas 09 - Bella Vida/HRH/Pop Trippy
Jul 2010 Bella Vida & RPR Photos
OKW & Bahama Bay for Christmas 2012
Summer 2015 ~ Cabana Bay & Terre Verde Sept 2016 -- Solo @ Pop / BWV / Sapphire Falls


Orlandobelle is offline Girl Mouse Click to view Members Trip Plans Add Member to Ignore List
Old 20 Jul 22, 07:10 PM  
Link to this Post
#2
app
DIBB App Manager
 
Join Date: May 18
New Photo Added by Orlandobelle - 20 Jul 22 7:10 PM.
app is offline Click to view Members Trip Plans Add Member to Ignore List
Reply

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Forum Jump


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 01:38 AM.


Powered by vBulletin - Copyright © 2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
DIBB Savings
AttractionTickets.com

Get £10 off each Disney Ticket with the code ATDIBB10

Get up to £50 off per room at Disney or Universal with the code DIBBHOTELS


theDIBB Blog
One of the the five worlds found in Epic Universe, How to Train Your Dragon... Read More »
Disney announced that a new nighttime show, “Disney Dreams That Soar,” will run nightly at... Read More »
Walt Disney World Resort guests can get ready to have a “glowing’’ good time when... Read More »


theDIBB Menu


Exchange Rates
US Dollar Rates
ASDA  $1.2354
CaxtonFX  $1.2308
Covent Garden FX  $1.2544
FAIRFX  $1.2350
John Lewis  $1.2380
M&S  $1.2178
Sainsburys  $1.2354
TESCO  $1.2364
Travelex  $1.2353
Updated: 00:30 29/03/2024
Euro Rates
ASDA  €1.1447
CaxtonFX  €1.1410
Covent Garden FX  €1.1515
FAIRFX  €1.1432
John Lewis  €1.1457
M&S  €1.1263
Sainsburys  €1.1440
TESCO  €1.1445
Travelex  €1.1435
Updated: 00:30 29/03/2024

DIBB Premium Membership
Did you know you can help support theDIBB with Premium Membership?

Check out this link for more information and benefits, such as...

"No adverts on theDIBB Forums"

Upgrade Now



X