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New York

Arrived at New York JFK airport 9:30pm on Oct 31st. At the Kimberly Hotel E50th in Manhattan by 11pm. Next morning moved to the Lotte New York Palace Hotel on Madison Ave. Weather clear skies with temperature around 14C. In the afternoon walked the nearby streets and visited St Patrick’s Cathedral, Rockefeller Center, Times Square, 5th Avenue, Broadway. Everywhere was very busy.

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