New York: Day One Hundred and Forty-Seven (14 March)

Our flight to London wasn't until this evening so we took one last chance to visit our favourite place in New York - you've guessed it: Central Park.

But first we visited New York's famous toy emporium, FAO Schwartz, to buy a present for one of Miss Robb's Godchildren.

We went to Strawberry Fields (which was created in memory of John Lennon) and had lunch at The Boathouse as well as watching more people skating on the ice rink.

Miss Robb gave into temptation and bought a lovely four print set of Central Park through the seasons, which we had to take onto the plane as hand luggage. It was definitely winter when we arrived in New York but there were tiny signs of the arrival of spring as we were leaving.

We flew back to England overnight.

Barnaby