July of 2017, my daughter Savannah, treated me to a belated father's day gift of a trip to New York City with her to attend a couple of concerts featuring the Eagles, Steely Dan, The Doobie Brothers, Fleetwood Mac, Earth-Wind & Fire and Journey. Along with this amazing extended weekend, I got to spend some time wandering through New York taking a few photos along the way.
The time with Savannah was amazing. In addition to doing a little exploring midtown, one morning we took the subway all the way down to Brighton Beach and walked on the boardwalk to Coney island. The weather was wonderful. We rode the Cyclone roller coaster and the Wonder Wheel. I had to stop and get a hot dog at Nathan's. While there I picked up a couple of t-shirts as gifts. What a wonderful, memorable day! Later, we made our way back to the hotel as she had a very early flight out the next morning at 4:00 am.
The following morning, after she left, I stayed up and rode the subway down to Brooklyn to take some early morning pictures of Manhattan. After I shot a few photos, I intended to take the subway back up to midtown, but at the last minute, I decided to walk back over the Brooklyn Bridge into lower Manhattan and pay a visit to the World Trade Center memorial. It was a moving experience. I was there long before any other tourists arrived. Except for the ambient early-morning city noise, it was relatively quiet. There were a couple of workers engaged in cleaning the memorial where the names of the victims appeared. This is apparently an ongoing process. After that, I made the decision to walk back up to midtown. I initially went the wrong direction and ended up near battery park. So I'd inadvertently just added to what would prove to be an already very long walk.
I made my way over to Broadway and began my trek, just absorbing the sights and sounds of this great city as it awakened. I strode past a lot of construction sites. This too is an ongoing and unending process here. I stopped at a "Dunkin' Donuts" and had a little breakfast before continuing my walk. One of the interesting aspects of New York is that you constantly hear so many different languages being spoken.
I continued my walk up to the Chinatown and Little Italy sections of the city. In Chinatown, I watched as a rat scurried down the sidewalk looking for a place to hide and escape the increasing morning foot traffic. The "rat race" indeed. Eventually, he ran off of the curb, and climbed up underneath a bus and rode away. Not sure where he got off. Hope he made it.
As I continued to make my way uptown, there was one place that I had intended to search out if I ever got back to New York. It was a little old 'watering hole' called "McSorley's." It had been here since around 1854 and has been the subject of numerous paintings and mentions in many literary works. It was absolutely chocked full of history. I've included a picture of the front of this establishment in this photo collection. I intend to give this it's own tab because the history of this place deserves it.
I stopped in to the "Strand" bookstore to browse a bit and continued on past the famous "Flatiron" building and took a photo of a fellow on a nearby park bench writing. I took a few breaks along the way and some 6 hours later, I was back at my hotel on 42nd street.
I had one more 'mission' before leaving New York the next day. I went to the to "Top of the Rock" (The observation deck of Rockefeller Center). The view of midtown to lower Manhattan was spectacular and I wanted to get some pictures of that. Once up there, I stayed for about 30 minutes, just soaking up the sights. It was incredible. What a spectacular city. I intend on returning someday soon. Too much left to photograph. I hope you enjoy the pictures from this little trip. To see the pictures, just click on the text below, "Next Page", turn up the sound on your computer and enjoy the trip. Thanks for looking!
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The time with Savannah was amazing. In addition to doing a little exploring midtown, one morning we took the subway all the way down to Brighton Beach and walked on the boardwalk to Coney island. The weather was wonderful. We rode the Cyclone roller coaster and the Wonder Wheel. I had to stop and get a hot dog at Nathan's. While there I picked up a couple of t-shirts as gifts. What a wonderful, memorable day! Later, we made our way back to the hotel as she had a very early flight out the next morning at 4:00 am.
The following morning, after she left, I stayed up and rode the subway down to Brooklyn to take some early morning pictures of Manhattan. After I shot a few photos, I intended to take the subway back up to midtown, but at the last minute, I decided to walk back over the Brooklyn Bridge into lower Manhattan and pay a visit to the World Trade Center memorial. It was a moving experience. I was there long before any other tourists arrived. Except for the ambient early-morning city noise, it was relatively quiet. There were a couple of workers engaged in cleaning the memorial where the names of the victims appeared. This is apparently an ongoing process. After that, I made the decision to walk back up to midtown. I initially went the wrong direction and ended up near battery park. So I'd inadvertently just added to what would prove to be an already very long walk.
I made my way over to Broadway and began my trek, just absorbing the sights and sounds of this great city as it awakened. I strode past a lot of construction sites. This too is an ongoing and unending process here. I stopped at a "Dunkin' Donuts" and had a little breakfast before continuing my walk. One of the interesting aspects of New York is that you constantly hear so many different languages being spoken.
I continued my walk up to the Chinatown and Little Italy sections of the city. In Chinatown, I watched as a rat scurried down the sidewalk looking for a place to hide and escape the increasing morning foot traffic. The "rat race" indeed. Eventually, he ran off of the curb, and climbed up underneath a bus and rode away. Not sure where he got off. Hope he made it.
As I continued to make my way uptown, there was one place that I had intended to search out if I ever got back to New York. It was a little old 'watering hole' called "McSorley's." It had been here since around 1854 and has been the subject of numerous paintings and mentions in many literary works. It was absolutely chocked full of history. I've included a picture of the front of this establishment in this photo collection. I intend to give this it's own tab because the history of this place deserves it.
I stopped in to the "Strand" bookstore to browse a bit and continued on past the famous "Flatiron" building and took a photo of a fellow on a nearby park bench writing. I took a few breaks along the way and some 6 hours later, I was back at my hotel on 42nd street.
I had one more 'mission' before leaving New York the next day. I went to the to "Top of the Rock" (The observation deck of Rockefeller Center). The view of midtown to lower Manhattan was spectacular and I wanted to get some pictures of that. Once up there, I stayed for about 30 minutes, just soaking up the sights. It was incredible. What a spectacular city. I intend on returning someday soon. Too much left to photograph. I hope you enjoy the pictures from this little trip. To see the pictures, just click on the text below, "Next Page", turn up the sound on your computer and enjoy the trip. Thanks for looking!
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