We started our day with a good American breakfast at the diner next to our hotel. They served us huge amounts of food which Dale, Jane and I put to good use walking to and through the Metropolitan Museum of Art. While Jacquie and Brian decided the Museum of Modern Art was the way to burn calories. Everyone saw amazing sights and agreed that 2 hours in any museum is sufficient before you lose the ability to focus We regrouped at the Village Green before heading to lunch.

We started off in search of a highly recommended Shake Shack burger only to discover they had a take out only policy and it was a bit cool to sit outside. Instead we chose Antonio’s for authentic NYC pizza as our alternative. It happened to be in the same building as the theatre where the Late Show with Stephen Colbert is filmed. We felt near to celebrity just being there. The pizza was delicious and gave us the needed energy for our next activity.

We crammed all 5 of us into an Uber built for 4 people and headed to Pier 36 for our river cruise. Getting a larger vehicle is challenging. Apparently New Yorkers never go anywhere in groups larger than 4. We made it onboard in good time. We had a blustery, cool day (10C) on the deck of the boat and had an excellent view of the Manhattan sky scape. We got up close to the Statue of Liberty just as the wind picked up and the sun started setting. We finished our evening with dinner at a seafood restaurant near the pier and an Uber ride home,

Tomorrow we will repack, do a bit of sightseeing and then, off to JFK airport and our journey to Cairo continues.