Downtown

So we finally touched-down at about 2pm NYC time. After waiting in line for about 40 minutes at passport control I got my first glance at a New York Yellow Cab! However, we had already decided that we did not want to get a cab to the hotel, as that could run to about $75. So we spotted a Bus that apparently went to Manhattan and jumped on, being assured by the practically non-english speaking driver that her would tell us later how to get to our hotel.... During the journey we managed to establish that we would probably be dropped at Grand Central - Midtown. From there we scrambled for our bags and jumped down the nearest subway to do battle with Manhattan's public transport system. First we needed to work out what train to get on, and then how to actually buy a ticket :) We managed to jump onto a train and jumped off again on Wall St - Downtown. We then strolled down Broadway to Battery Park and with a little help from the NYPD we found our hotel.