Dan Abatelli - Brilliant Tour GuideMy first (full) day in New York I started with a 6 am - 14km run from the hotel and thru Central park. It was great. All the local cyclist were out in force and the were so many runners. As I was running I was gobsmacked with all the spots that I recognised from movies and television.

Do yourself a favour. If you are ever in New York. Grab your runners and do the park early morning. Nothing beats it!

After this very energetic start to the day I met up with Dan from Urban Adventures for their Slice of New York walking tour. It was a great way to get an overview of the city. Dan was very knowledgeable and happy to share what he knew.

For the Urban adventures trip check out: http://www.urbanadventures.com/Slice_of_New_York

Dan also runs tours under: http://dansdoubledozentours.com/

The Slice of New York tour ran for a full day and incorporated many of the key sites including:

Grand Central Terminal’s
Battery Park.
Staten Island Ferry
The Financial District
Ground Zero
Times Square and
Top of the Rock to only name a few.