Last May was pretty busy, with separate visits from both our families, and we did a lot of typical "New York" sightseeing! It's funny, but a lot of these places we only visit when we have guests, and we hardly ever take photos of them anymore. I'm trying to make a conscious effort to take more this year!

Williamsburg is one of our favorite places to visit in Brooklyn, and only one subway stop from Manhattan. In the summer, they have a food market every Saturday right on the waterfront, with so many amazing food choices and these incredible views of the city to enjoy too. Tom's favorite is the ginormous "cemita" sandwich, which he gets every time! It contains just about every filling you can think of as you can see!

There are also a lot of different smaller shops and boutiques that you don't find anywhere else, and sometimes a flea market. It's a very different atmosphere than Manhattan so we often like to take friends when they visit, since it's probably not in the tourist guide books!

Every new year we see a lot of snow! After the past 2 years, we have grown to expect it but at first it came as quite a shock- sometimes it can get so deep it comes above our knees, but it's still business as usual in NYC- not like back at home when everything stops! Sadly, we actually don't have many proper photos of the snow, usually because it's just too cold to be standing around in it for too long- but it is very pretty in the park- i must remember to try and take more next time. Here are a few from our phones!

Once we left Osaka after New Years, we headed over to Tokyo for a bit of sightseeing/shopping. Tokyo reminds me of New York in so many ways (I often say it's like Times Square- but everywhere!), but also is so different from anywhere else in the world! It's always so much fun to visit!

P.S. I hope everyone has been enjoying all the photos so far. It's taking a lot longer that I originally thought to catch up to present day! Right now, we are both doing well and enjoying the end of summer in NY. Tom is working really hard on his course which takes up a lot of time (but he is having a lot of fun with it too!) and I have just got back from a fortnight in the UK. Next we'll be posting all the photos from NYC 2013!