Labor Day 2003: NEW YORK CITY
It's hard to believe, so hard in fact, that even I could not believe how easy it was to navigate New York City and all of the boros. Whether we walked, or dared to venture into the subways, we never seemed to run into problems. Quickly we learned that cabs were not a vital part of this network as the traffic was so atrocious even the cabs would be delayed in the quagmire of the New York City grids.
It's disappointing that the weather during this terrific weekend was drizzly, grey and cool most of the time. It didn't stop us from taking in the sites, however. I found it surprising that Times Square is not really a square, Central Park is huge, Grand Cental Station is confusing and that the Empire State Building is not all that I've heard it was supposed to be. With the bad weather, we didn't even venture to the top as the cloud cover would keep us from seeing this magnificent city.
Doug purchased tickets online for us to 3 plays. Beauty and the Beast was our least favorite of the 3, but The Producers (with Steven Weber) and The Phantom of the Opera were terrific. I've never laughed as hard as I did at The Producers, the farsical production that..., well, Springtime to Hitler and Germany, cracked me up. I had seen The Phantom of the Opera in England during a 1988 visit to London. I found it to be just as engrossing in New York as London. A very impressive production that lost nothing in the trek across the pond or time.
We enjoyed Brooklyn and the Village..and no trip would have been complete without a trip to Coney Island or the Statue of Liberty. We took in both, and even had a Nathan's Hot Dog while we reminisced about the Seinfeld episode that featured Nathan's. We weren't allowed in the Statue due to the increased security since 9-11. But being near it was awe inspiring and the feeling of National Pride was spine tingling.
Our visit to Ground Zero, for me, put a damper on the trip. It was sad to see the "hole" were the WTC Towers stood as well as the damage to the adjacent buildings. But it was something that just had to be seen. There was a bit of anger mixed in with the thoughts of remorse and disbelief that something of this magnitude could happen on American soil. My thoughts rested on those that lost their lives here and the families that were jolted with their loss. The American Spirit within me rose to a crescendo as my heart saluted all those that are no longer with us.
The pictures following this post,while not complete, cover most of the things we were able to experience. Remember, that it was rainy and misty most of the trip and the pictures somtimes reflect this, and to prevent damage to our cameras, we were unable to photograph sights at times.
Comments are always appreciated...positive or negative..either way it is a learning thing for me. Please take a minute to make a comment. Please!
It's disappointing that the weather during this terrific weekend was drizzly, grey and cool most of the time. It didn't stop us from taking in the sites, however. I found it surprising that Times Square is not really a square, Central Park is huge, Grand Cental Station is confusing and that the Empire State Building is not all that I've heard it was supposed to be. With the bad weather, we didn't even venture to the top as the cloud cover would keep us from seeing this magnificent city.
Doug purchased tickets online for us to 3 plays. Beauty and the Beast was our least favorite of the 3, but The Producers (with Steven Weber) and The Phantom of the Opera were terrific. I've never laughed as hard as I did at The Producers, the farsical production that..., well, Springtime to Hitler and Germany, cracked me up. I had seen The Phantom of the Opera in England during a 1988 visit to London. I found it to be just as engrossing in New York as London. A very impressive production that lost nothing in the trek across the pond or time.
We enjoyed Brooklyn and the Village..and no trip would have been complete without a trip to Coney Island or the Statue of Liberty. We took in both, and even had a Nathan's Hot Dog while we reminisced about the Seinfeld episode that featured Nathan's. We weren't allowed in the Statue due to the increased security since 9-11. But being near it was awe inspiring and the feeling of National Pride was spine tingling.
Our visit to Ground Zero, for me, put a damper on the trip. It was sad to see the "hole" were the WTC Towers stood as well as the damage to the adjacent buildings. But it was something that just had to be seen. There was a bit of anger mixed in with the thoughts of remorse and disbelief that something of this magnitude could happen on American soil. My thoughts rested on those that lost their lives here and the families that were jolted with their loss. The American Spirit within me rose to a crescendo as my heart saluted all those that are no longer with us.
The pictures following this post,while not complete, cover most of the things we were able to experience. Remember, that it was rainy and misty most of the trip and the pictures somtimes reflect this, and to prevent damage to our cameras, we were unable to photograph sights at times.
Comments are always appreciated...positive or negative..either way it is a learning thing for me. Please take a minute to make a comment. Please!
posted by blake at 1:00 PM
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I'm still trying to take in everything that you post. The pictures are mostly good, but your writings are very entertaining. We really loved the puppies and understand the attachment.
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