Here are a few more photos of fabulous New York City. What an amazing place. My last night there, Sylvia and I were up well after midnight...even though we were bone tired and had promised each other we would turn in early.
We saw St. Patrick's Cathedral where John and Jackie Kennedy were married. We went inside...and it was beautiful. They were right in the midst of a choir practice. So I got a nice photograph. I took this one for Priscilla...because I knew she would love it!
On our way to dinner, we stopped first and did a little shopping. We had dinner again on restaurant row. It's hard to beat those quant little places. After dinner we decided we just had to get closer to downtown so we could see the Twin Tower Memorial Lights. So, we hopped on the subway and road about eight stops to get there. We got off a few blocks shy of ground zero. We decided to stop short of the World Trade Center stop so that we would be able to see the full range of the lights as they reached up to the sky.
We climbed up out of the station and there they were, directly in front of us. It was a touching sight. We figure for us, seeing the lights which they only project on September 11th, well it was a once in a lifetime opportunity. Who knows when I'll be back in the city again, but certainly it won't be on 9/11.
We took a few photos then hopped right back on the subway to get to our hotel. By that time of night the downtown area was pretty desolate and we didn't think it was smart to linger there long. So, we got going pretty quick. And, I still had to pack up because we were catching a taxi the next morning at 6:15.
The next day I had blisters on both feet from all the walking we did!! Yes, it was a whirwind trip of New York. We crammed as much into the week as we possibly could, but all in all, it was one that recalls to mind a week full of fun moments.
3 comments:
Wow I'm so glad this trip to NYC was better than your last trip. It sounds like you really took in all the SIGHTS!!! And even managed to go to a couple shows too.
I was a little concerned though when you were out late at night but its great that you got to see the Twin Tower Memorial. Like you said "once in a lifetime" so just do it!!! The best thing is that you had willing companions to pal around with, that's half the fun of the whole trip!
Yes, it was great. It's a trip I will not want to forget. How's the temperature over there in Saudi?
Today Sept 16th, it's not too bad it's 106 and 20% humidity, so that means the wind is blowing from the west. The air is dry and the sky is dusty.
Yesterday the wind was coming from the east and we had 85% humidity. Very sticky!! especially because I'm covered from head to toe in BLACK. Oh how I miss those fall days in the US, but it looks like you guys are in a heat wave as well.
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