New York Tues 5 May

We are here & the sun is shining.  After getting up at 6am French time for our flight from Toulouse, we made it to Heathrow & then on to NY. All went well, our cases made the same trip as us & a car was waiting for us. Rather than coming in using the motorway ‘cos of roadworks, we came in through Brooklyn & Queens. It was really interesting to see the suburbs & housing—not at all as I imagined it. Lots of individual houses, parks & gardens. We crossed the river by Roosevelt Island & then drove down 5th Ave to the West side to our hotel The Refinery. We received a lovely welcome & up to now have had a beer & unpacked. Showers are next, something to eat & then bed. We are 5hrs behind UK time so feeling the effects a bit now.