......did at least get some Yankee clobber as a result of the trip! Here he is strutting his stuff on the Millwood Road catwalk.
26 February 2009
New York in February
We escaped. Granny-O was installed and we jumped on a jet plane. We decided to pop to New York for a few days of R and R. We had our walking boots on and decided to see how much of New York we could see in a few days. Here are a few photographs from the trip.
We arrived on Thursday afternoon and got straight out there. Our first stop was the Empire State Building. It has got to be said that it was a) Cold and b) Windy ! From the viewing gallery on the 86th floor you can see the whole of Manhattan, New Jersey, Queens and Brooklyn.
As you can see, its pretty high! If you are afraid of heights - DON'T LOOK DOWN!!
After this windswept experience we went on terra firma and saw the bright lights. This photo is one of many from Times Square. It was definately colourful; on many buildings. It did make Picadilly look a bit tame.
On Thursday night we had dinner in a train station! Grand Central Station. This is no ordinary station, it is an impressively large art deco building. On the lower ground there is a restaurant called the Oyster Bar. You should check it out if you are near by - they had a huge menu of fresh seafood.
Saturday AM, we got back out on the streets. We meandered up to Central park and did the tourist thing with a horse drawn cart.
We walked through the park via the Lennon memorial and went to the natural history museum, specifically to see the planetarium. We were very impressed with the Rose Center imax show and would recemmend you take a look.
Saturday night we went to Madison Square Garden to see the New York Knicks take on Toronto. It is amazing how 4, 12 minute quarters takes 2 1/2 hours!! It was a great spectackle and should be done once.
On Saturday we started off early and tackled the metro. Eventually we managed to get across to Booklyn. And after a few wrong twists and turns we found an area called DUMBO, (down under manhattan and brooklyn overpass) with some trendy fooderies and overpriced apartments. The main reason for going was to get the view of Manhatten from Brooklyn. And I ruined the photo!
We crossed the bridge and headed downtown via the WTC site. It is amazing the physical size that the towers occupied. After lunch we jumped on the ferry to see the Statue of Liberty and got off on Ellis Island to see the Immigration museum.
The immigration museum was suprising fascinating. We made our way back to the mainland and thought about Saturday night. We booked in to a comedy club in the Chelsea region. The name of the club was "Gotham" with acts we have never heard of. But it turned out to be hilarious.
Sunday, we caught up with the NY public library and a few famous shops.
All in all, we did a lot, saw a lot, walked a lot, ate a lot! and enjoyed it alot.
P.S Tom we did miss you !
We arrived on Thursday afternoon and got straight out there. Our first stop was the Empire State Building. It has got to be said that it was a) Cold and b) Windy ! From the viewing gallery on the 86th floor you can see the whole of Manhattan, New Jersey, Queens and Brooklyn.
As you can see, its pretty high! If you are afraid of heights - DON'T LOOK DOWN!!
After this windswept experience we went on terra firma and saw the bright lights. This photo is one of many from Times Square. It was definately colourful; on many buildings. It did make Picadilly look a bit tame.
On Thursday night we had dinner in a train station! Grand Central Station. This is no ordinary station, it is an impressively large art deco building. On the lower ground there is a restaurant called the Oyster Bar. You should check it out if you are near by - they had a huge menu of fresh seafood.
Saturday AM, we got back out on the streets. We meandered up to Central park and did the tourist thing with a horse drawn cart.
We walked through the park via the Lennon memorial and went to the natural history museum, specifically to see the planetarium. We were very impressed with the Rose Center imax show and would recemmend you take a look.
Saturday night we went to Madison Square Garden to see the New York Knicks take on Toronto. It is amazing how 4, 12 minute quarters takes 2 1/2 hours!! It was a great spectackle and should be done once.
On Saturday we started off early and tackled the metro. Eventually we managed to get across to Booklyn. And after a few wrong twists and turns we found an area called DUMBO, (down under manhattan and brooklyn overpass) with some trendy fooderies and overpriced apartments. The main reason for going was to get the view of Manhatten from Brooklyn. And I ruined the photo!
We crossed the bridge and headed downtown via the WTC site. It is amazing the physical size that the towers occupied. After lunch we jumped on the ferry to see the Statue of Liberty and got off on Ellis Island to see the Immigration museum.
The immigration museum was suprising fascinating. We made our way back to the mainland and thought about Saturday night. We booked in to a comedy club in the Chelsea region. The name of the club was "Gotham" with acts we have never heard of. But it turned out to be hilarious.
Sunday, we caught up with the NY public library and a few famous shops.
All in all, we did a lot, saw a lot, walked a lot, ate a lot! and enjoyed it alot.
P.S Tom we did miss you !
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