New York, New York!

The ball drops!!! Times Square, New York, Midnight!!

Ben and Chris, Times Square, about 11.00pm New Year's Eve.

The distinctive Art Deco Chrysler Building, New York.

Ground Zero. The former site of the World Trade Centre
and now the building site of the future Freedom Tower.


A survivor of 9/11
The Icon of Hope in Battery Park.


Lady Liberty!


The fantastic bird's eye view from above!


Going up?!
Helicopter tour over Manhattan.


The city's first skyscraper
the Flatiron building.


Sign on the right reads:
please do not touch, lick, stroke or mount the exhibits!


The ubiquitous yellow cabs of New York city.


The Naked Cowboy struts his stuff on the streets
of New York!

The Chrysler Building, Manhattan.


Downtown Manhattan as seen from the obs deck.


The view of the Chrysler Building from the

Empire State Building's obs deck.

The Empire State Building at night in
Christmas colours!


Enjoying cocktails in Times Square.


Chris outside the Christmas tree of Macy's,
the biggest department store in the world!


The Apollo Theatre pays respect to one its
greatest performers James Brown, days after his death.


Times Square, as seen from our tour bus, getting
ready for all the excitement on New Year's Eve.

The Dakota Building where John Lennon
lived and died in 1980.

Check out the view from our room!
Empire State Building, New York, end December 2006.

Chicago and New Orleans

Pere Noel takes a load off after a busy few days!!!


That mulled wine makes another appearance!


Some of the light displays at the Celebration in the Oaks,
New Orleans City Park.


Some proper street jazz in Jackson Square, French Quarter.


St Louis Cathedral and General Andrew Jackson
in the Square that takes his name.


With our favourite barman John at our New Orleans hotel.


Christmas Day in our suite!


Bourbon Street getting going at night.


One of the oldest bars in the USA (and one of Chris's favourites)
Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop, French Quarter.


It would be rude not to get drunk on a street with a name like this!


For all your hexing and hoodoo needs!


A fine example of the French Quarter's ornate galleries.


Look like anyone you know???? Which one are you???


Oooo! Spooky goings on in the Voodoo Museum!


Voodoo John and his very friendly little albino python at the

Voodoo Museum, French Quarter, New Orleans.
(That's Marie in the painting)


One of the grander family tombs.


The much visited tomb of the most famous Voodoo Queen ever -

Marie Laveau. (That's Chris next to it not some scary apparition!)


The 'brick oven' style tombs of the not so affluent.


The famous above ground cemetery St Louis Number One,
New Orleans.


The space shuttle's external fuel tank, NASA, New Orleans.
Big isn't it?!


Spot the wildlife??? No we couldn't either!!!


Turtle makes like a tree to avoid capture!


On the bayou!


Crikey! A little swamp alligator in the Louisiana Bayou,
Honey Island swamp, New Orleans, Mid December 2006.


Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs and Elwood Blues!!


The view of downtown from the Sears' Tower.
1454 feet high!


An apt production!


Some of the classic art deco architecture of downtown Chicago.

Christingle Market, supplier to Ben and Chris of much mulled wine!
Daley Plaza, Chicago.