breakfast at tiffany's

Well Folks, what an adventure we’ve had over the past 3 months. We’ve visited some amazing cities and fantastic natural wonders in what has undoubtedly been the trip of a lifetime. However as they say, all good things must come to an end and this will be our final blog from overseas as we head home tomorrow evening, arriving back in Edinburgh on Friday.

These past few days in NY have been especially memorable. As many of you will already have heard, I popped the big question to Emma in Central Park on Monday and thankfully she said yes! So it looks like we will be embarking on another amazing journey even before we get back home.

We have spent the past few days celebrating in style with some champagne in a revolving restaurant overlooking the Manhattan skyline and dining in the River Café under the Brooklyn Bridge. This was followed by a wee trip to the jewellers (you may have heard of it, Tiffany’s) to buy a ring. I don’t think we could have had a more fitting finale to our trip. Plus it also gives us the perfect excuse to return to NY which is undoubtedly our favourite city in the world (apart from Edinburgh and Dundee, obviously).

Despite being sad about the prospect of our travels coming to an end, we are both looking forward to getting back home to catch up with family and friends. Emma has promised to write a few post-trip blogs to cover any final thoughts about our travels, given a bit of time for reflection. So be prepared for a few lists covering the top five cities we’ve visited, the top five activities we’ve undertaken, the top five ways to annoy Ricky on a long haul flight etc. I am certain however that the travel blog may now turn into the wedding blog and how not to organise one!!!!

Before signing off, I just thought I’d say a few thank-you’s: to Rikki and Ali for looking after wee Ronnie for the past few months, he has been in great hands and will be very huffy to return to edinburgh; to Jim and Russell for keeping an eye on our flat (hope you managed to get a good price for it); and to Ian for keeping an eye on the Megane and my folks for putting up with having Emma’s Polo in the driveway.

So we shall say goodbye for now but we look forward to catching up with you all soon and to you helping us raise a glass to the future.

Ricky

P.S. Jim – hope Man U’s result didn’t spoil your time in Rome.