Night in the Big Apple

Enjoying a gyro in the frigid (summer) weather of NYC

Day No. 1 is complete and we are spending the night in New York City before getting on a 16-hour flight to Johannesburg, South Africa. If you were wondering if we are all tired, we are, but that did not stop us from hiring an Uber into Manhattan and seeing Time Square. 

As tired as we were, it was completely worth it. Love it or hate it, there is nothing quite like NYC. And after our flight and the wait we had to endure as a group before we made it to the hotel in Queens, made the street gyro seem like five-star cuisine.

Now, I have traveled outside of the country and I have flown on an airplane multiple times before, but never for a 16-hour, non-stop flight. I plan to sleep and catch up on some reading, but I have made an Africa playlist for when I need to rest my eyes. 

My taste is eclectic, but I have some nice picks downloaded from Spotify for the journey.

1.    “Diamonds on the Soles of her Shoes” by Paul Simon

2.    “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” by The Tokens

3.    “Welcome to the Jungle” by Guns n Roses

4.    “The River of Dreams” by Billy Joel

5.    “Strangers Like Me” by Phil Collins (from the Tarzan Soundtrack)

6.    “Click Song No.1” by Miriam Makeba

7.    “Soweto” by Abdullah Ibrahim

8.    “Under African Skies” by Paul Simon 

9.    “Circle of Life” by Elton John 

10.“Circle of Life” by Carmen Twillie

11.“Sophiatown is Gone” by Miriam Makeba

12.“Diplomat’s Son” by Vampire Weekend

13.“Son of Man” by Phil Collins

14.“Take the Long Way Home” by Supertramp

15.“African Man” by Iggy Pop

16.“Mozambique” by Bob Dylan

17.“Asimbonanga/Biko” by the Soweto Gospel Choir

18.“Mama Africa” by Akon

19."Sierra Leone” by Frank Ocean

And last, but not least, 20. "Africa" by Toto

Thanks for reading!

Lyndle