New York, USA

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Well we made it here, which apparently means we can make it anywhere. Not strictly true as we’re heading home after this stop. Problems at home have cut our trip short but we’ve had an amazing time and New York was the perfect cherry to top it off. It was a slight shock to the system jumping from poverty stricken South America to one of the richest cities in the world. The cost of our apartment per night would have paid for two weeks in Quito. But it was gorgeous, in a beautiful brownstone building with cool, antique furniture, the comfiest bed ever and a humongous bathroom that was bigger than most the rooms we’ve stayed in. Ok, it was in Harlem but you can’t have everything. We did all the usual touristy things; the Empire State, Statue of Liberty, Brooklyn Bridge, Central Park, Times Square, Ground Zero, Wall Street, 5th Avenue and Tiffanys, which for some reason seemed to make Tom uncomfortable, can’t think why. [Clare]