| Holiday accommodation in New York is always very | | | | New York is also famous for the large number of |
| hard to find, and to find something at a reasonable | | | | restaurants that it has. It is said that there are over |
| price is even harder. Manhattan is the most popular | | | | 17,000 and just about every imaginable taste is |
| region for tourists, with Times Square been the heart | | | | catered for. New Yorkers are hard people to please |
| of the district. | | | | when it comes to their food and as a result |
| The city has four distinct seasons, ranging from | | | | restaurants offer excellent service and quality of food |
| freezing cold winters to quite hot summers. Spring and | | | | to please them. New Yorkers also like good value for |
| Autumn are often regarded as the best time to visit as | | | | money and in order for restaurants to survive, they |
| it is not too cold or too hot. | | | | have had to offer extremely good value for money. |
| A lot of Europeans come across during the cold | | | | The city also has a great selection of antique shops |
| winter months to shop and are amazed at the | | | | and art galleries. It is regarded as the entertainment |
| beautiful blue sky but surprised at how cold it is. If they | | | | capital of the world with ballet, dance, concerts, opera |
| are lucky and there is a snow fall, they will flock to | | | | and theatre. Most tourists come back to New York |
| Central Park and join the locals sledding and some | | | | year after year as the City has so much for them to |
| even ski on Pilgrim Hill. Most tourists try to avoid New | | | | see and do. |
| York in the summer when temperatures are often | | | | There are also plenty of coffee houses, grills, steak |
| unbearable, however the temperature at easter is | | | | houses and Chinese restaurants offering a very good |
| often perfect. | | | | choice of cheap food with quick friendly service. For |
| Tourists like to visit Fifth Avenue where there are | | | | people in a rush, New York offers some of the best |
| several parades held there each year and also free | | | | fast food outlets in the world. It does not matter if it is |
| concerts. St Patrick's Day Parade consists of tens of | | | | day or night, you can always get something to eat |
| thousands of locals covering the entire area in a sea | | | | twenty four hours a day in New York. |
| of green costumes and floats on March 17th each | | | | Most coffee houses are also open twenty four hours |
| year. The parade starts at Fifth Avenue and 44th | | | | a day in New York and many serve hamburgers and |
| Street at 11am each year. | | | | grilled cheese sandwiches. There is something special |
| During May they celebrate Martin Luther King; in fact | | | | about having a strong black coffee in New York sitting |
| most New Yorkers like to celebrate with parades | | | | in a Coffee House watching the rest of the City go |
| most months and many of these parades start on | | | | about their work as you relax taking in the |
| Fifth Avenue. | | | | atmosphere. |
| The city offers a wide range of accommodation | | | | As well as having some fabulous shops on Fifth |
| catering for most price ranges. A new popular form of | | | | Avenue (Most of the famous department stores are |
| accommodation is the renting of holiday apartments | | | | based here), New York is also home to Trump Tower. |
| and homes in the heart of the city. Holiday | | | | It is worth a visit to Trump Tower just to experience |
| accommodation here is often very hard to get hold of. | | | | the sheer elegance and opulence of the boutiques. |