A TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow of a travel blog to New York City, United States by TravelPod blogger Avalonakasha titled "A Day in the Big Apple" Avalonakasha’s travel blog entry: "It's great to be back in New York. We were both knackered when we arrived on Thursday, so we went straight to bed. We had to find our way to Manhattan from JFK , which meant catching the Airtrain to Jamaica Station for $5, transferring to the subway and then walking 5 blocks north and 4 blocks west with our backpacks on, which at the moment are quite heave because they are full of stuff we won't need after the cruise. We were tired, Kate couldn't get her gps to work and she was annoyed because the internet access was through a provided computer so she couldn't use video chat on skype because the computer had no webcam (we later found that we could get wifi). I was annoyed because the walk to the nearest subway station seemed to take FOREVER. The I discovered a load of food in the fridge and toiletries in the bathroom, which suggested that other people were staying in our apartment too, and there was a lock on the other door, but not on ours. So we went to bed at 8, thinking 'we'll feel better in the morning'. In the night, we heard some girls come back....we were indeed sharing our apartment. I woke up at 8am after an awesome nights sleep....the bed is so comfy. Kate was up already, at the computer using skype messenger with her mum. I got up and sat on the couch. A few minutes later, a ...