Nearly time to go

This is my second last day in NY and we are trying to cram in as much as we can to make sure we have seen everything we want to see, My feet are a bit tired and I think I've taken off those extra kilos I packed on earlier in the tour.
New York is fantastic, despite the surly customer service staff and the really, really hot weather. There is an energy that is hard to define but the city buzzes.
I got over to see Ellis Island on Thursday and be up close to the statue of liberty. Ellis Island has been restored into a fantastic museum, documenting the millions of people who passed through there during the latter half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century. It is full of memorabilia and pictures of people and families who passed through the doors looking for a better life. Of course. in good old US style, there was also a major exhibition of Barbie dolls of the world. You'll be pleased to know that the Australian Barbie was dressed in a traditional Jilaroo costume. But seriously Ellis Island was an amazing museum and not to be missed should you go to NY.

G'day (hello) from Australia, the land "down under"! Australian Barbie® sports an outfit typical of a jillaroo (female rancher) in the outback. Her brown, wide-brimmed hat protects her face from the hot sun while her tan skirt and vest match much of the dusty terrain found in the outback. Underneath her vest, Barbie® wears a red and white short-sleeved blouse, with a knotted red scarf tied around her neck. And finally, her boots make for easy walking through the brush as she moves from one adventure to the next!

We went along the the Empire State Building very early so we could be there when it opened and avoid the crowds. Unfortunately when we got up there we were surrounded by cloud so the visibility was zero! But we waited for a while and some of it lifted so we Had a little bit of a look.
The last couple of days have been devoted to shopping...does anyone want any make-up...almost half the price here, the same goes for lego its very cheap!
We are staying just around the corner from Times Square and I can't quite work out which came first...the people or the neon. There is actually nothing really in times square except for shops (that can be found anywhere across the city) and huge neon signs, its almost like people come there because other people are there, at night it is seething with people who are there just because it is Times Square and to look at the neon.
We have also had a couple of memorable meals...Jean-Georges near central park was amazing. $26 two course fixed price lunch that also included appetizers and petit fours at coffee time. The Russian Tea Rooms was also very yummy and an italian place at 1 Lexington Street. So there are definitely good eating places around town. Today we are going to the Plaza to have afternoon tea and then to the Met which doesn't close till 9pm tonight.