watching the lights flash in Manhatten
I see five bridges
The Empire State Building
and you said something I've never forgotten" P J Harvey
Rachel and I went to New York for a week of shopping and site seeing. We stayed in the Deauville Hotel - the same hotel where Sid stayed when out on bail for stabbing Nancy. (Amazing)!
So this trip was a bit of a mecca for an old punk - I had to go to The Chelsea Hotel and Bowery. Shame CBGB's no longer exists.
We HAD to do the tourist visit to the top of the Empire State Building and we had been advised to get there early to avoid the crowds.
Rachel at The Empire State Building
We met friends whilst in the city who took us to The Rockefeller Center, the Garment District, Diamond District, Tribeca, Canal Street (yuk) and Little Italy.
Times Square at night.
Crossing the Brooklyn Bridge, looking back toward Manhatten.
To commemorate the fire fighters who lost their lives on 9/11
The Dakota Building. Nearby in Central Park is a mosaic called "Imagine" but it was very hard to see as it was surrounded by a group of teenage girls singing John Lennon songs (double yuk)!
The Dakota Building. Nearby in Central Park is a mosaic called "Imagine" but it was very hard to see as it was surrounded by a group of teenage girls singing John Lennon songs (double yuk)!
The Flat Iron Building, the first "skyscraper" in New York in 1902. We caught the ferry at Battery Park over to Liberty and Ellis Islands. But most of our trip was shopping - with Rachel emptying every American Eagle Store she could find!
Looks like you had a fabulous time in NYC! I'm so jealous, don't know if we'll ever get back there!
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ReplyDeleteI was never curious to know the name of the Flat Iron building, although I find it one of the most remarkable ones that I know.
Looking at it, is looking at History.
Kind regards,
José
Ooo you lucky thing - add me to the jealous list! Mich
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