Hello to all,
David woke up feeling much improved today. We started the day at our local Starbucks, which, fortuitously, is right next door to our hotel. In case you'd like an address and a few icons, here is a roundup:
David woke up feeling much improved today. We started the day at our local Starbucks, which, fortuitously, is right next door to our hotel. In case you'd like an address and a few icons, here is a roundup:
Today we did a walking tour of the area. Our first stop was Grand Central Station. If you visit, prepare to be overwhelmed by the scale and beauty of the building. It was built in 1870 as a depot by shipping and railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, and in case you forget this, there is an immense statue of the man in front of the building.
Vanderbilt had a private tunnel constructed for himself accessible by private rail car that led to his mansion just down the street. Pretty nice commute!
Grand Central is home to floors and floors of businesses, shops and restaurants. It is well worth seeing.
Our next stop was the main branch of the New York Public Library, just down the street from Grand Central. En route we captured a great pic of the Chrysler building, gleaming in the sun in all it's Art Deco splendor.
The library is situated inside Bryant Park, which is a lovely, grassy tree-lined space in which to read a good book while enjoying the sights and sounds of the city.
We soaked up a bit of atmosphere there, then went inside the library. We were
sure glad we came to see it. From the magnificent reading rooms with their
elegant woodwork to the grand staircases and sumptuous art works, it rivals any
of the fine museums the city has to offer.
From here, we strolled through Central Park a bit until we got to the
Metropolitan Museum. We went in, had a bite of lunch, and viewed a few
exhibits. It's impossible to cover much ground there in such a short time, and
we didn't! But David enjoyed a cool exhibit of arms and armor and Pamela
loved the decorative arts furnishings from the French Regency period.
We then went back to Central Park and walked, walked and walked. Then walked some more! It was a perfect weather day, so after all that walking we all lay down on a grassy hill and people watched for a while.
We then went back to Central Park and walked, walked and walked. Then walked some more! It was a perfect weather day, so after all that walking we all lay down on a grassy hill and people watched for a while.
We had a great Thai dinner on the way back to Pamela's apartment, then enjoyed a nice bottle of Apothic wine (a great recommendation from David's Uncle Jim) as we viewed the city from the rooftop of her building.
A great day in the big Apple! Good night everyone.
All our love,
Karen and David
What is the building with the blue light? Is that the Freedom tower?
ReplyDeleteThat's the Bloomberg Building. They actually have two shafts of light which change color periodically. They used to be super-sized shafts, but they had to be down-sized. :)))))
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