One World Observatory

We had originally planned to do the World Trade Center view on Friday but it was too dull to be worthwhile. It was always forecast to be clear this morning and it was! We timed it to perfection. Booking office opened at 08 30 and the Observatory at 9am. We stepped into the lift to floor 102 just before 9am!The lift shows an LED display of the view if it were a glass lift - clever!

Here are some pictures of the views. All of them are taken through glass as there are no outside viewing areas - shame!

Empire State Building

Brooklyn Bridge

Then back down and a look at the Statue of Liberty
Then back to the Hotel to check out and store our cases before a last look around the Midtown area.

'Real' houses!

The Chrysler Building

 

Grand Central Station with slightly less traffic!

 

 

 

 and a few random buildings and sights:

And finally the shared van to take us back to JFK Airport for the flight home!

 

A six hour flight that was so empty we were both able to sleep lying across three middle seats: who needs upgrades. Landed on time, 30 minutes later we were waiting for our train to Portsmouth Harbour. A great holiday but now to get over all that walking and the jet lag!

 

 

 

From Air Con to Heating!

Yesterday morning was very wet but the afternoon was sunny. It was still warm with a high of 75F. Today was dull, a little wet but much colder at 50F. Yesterday we went into buildings to get cool: today it is to warm up!

We headed of by Subway to 59th Street to do the Aerial Tramway to Roosevelt Island which is in the East River.

On the way from the Subway Station we passed Bloomingdales - New Yorks Harrods!

 United Nations

 Road Bridge from Queens is a lifting bridge

 Then off by Subway to the Bronx to have a look at the Yankees Stadium. Most of the Subway is cut and cover but outlying lines often run above the road, as here at 161 Street. The girders look like they need more than just a lick of paint!

 We needed a loo ( sorry Restroom ) and a coffee and MacDonald's was the only choice!

 Above street station

 Lunch time rolls from Blake and Todd - we now know we only need one between the two of us.

View of Chrysler Builkding and a bit of Grand Central Station from Madison Avenue on our walk back to the hotel to eat lunch and have a hot drink
We then headed off by Subway to Union Square, one of the four 'proper' squares in New York

Then on to Little Italy

 and then adjacent China Town

 Before a walk back to the hotel down 5th Avenue