New York City

Arrived in New York City.  It’s much  bigger, crowded and busier than I imagined.  It’s comprised of 5 boroughs-Staten Island to the south, the Bronx in the north, Queens and Brooklyn in the east and Manhattan in the center.  NY City has a population of 8 million people. 

Lots of Taxis 

The RV Park was on the water with ferry service.  We walked to the subway which was about a quarter of a mileaway.  We took the subway, ferry, tour bus and cab while we explored the city.  Also did lots of walking.  There didn’t seem to be any fat people in the city, as everyone walks.

Lots of People

Lots of Everything

The highlight of our stay in NY was going to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.  Both places I was excited to see.  The Statue of Liberty is 305 feet from the ground to the torch.  We went up as far as was allowed, the 10^th floor.  You can go up to the torch now but only if you booked tickets a month in advance.  The museum was interesting with all the exhibits.  Lady Liberty enlightens the world.

Statue of Liberty

Ellis Island was so interesting.  It’s hard to believe so many people endured what they did to come to this land.  It opened in 1892.  The immigrants were mostly Europeans. Some 12 million people took there first steps in the United Sates on Ellis Island. 

Ellis Island

We took another Gray Line Tour in town.  We went around the city the first day and went back the second day to get off more often ad explore.  We looked at ground zero and it seems they have not done a lot in nine years.  They are working on one building and pool.  They had a information center and it had some artifacts and a short video.  It was very emotional.

We went to Time Square and wow, is that over stimulation.  So much going on.  I know our kids and grandkids would love it .  We got to see the ball that they drop on New Years Eve. Every kind of store you could think of.  Macy’s has 13 floors, Toys R Us has a 60 foot indoor Ferris wheel.  Nintendo has the latest Wii, DSI and Pokemon games you can play.  American Girl has an entire block.  We walked the theater district.  We hoped to see a play here.  We tried to get tickets to Wicked but they only had 2 left during our stay there and they were $300.00 each.

 The Ball at Timesw Square

Times Square

We went to Rockefeller Center where the Today show is filmed.  They have the ice skating rink out in front.  The day we were there they had bogs of cranberries in the plaza, showing how they would flood the plants and rake up the cranberries.  I saw Koda, one of the hosts on the show walking in the lobby.  We had a good lunch in Time Square.

 We loved Central Park.  It’s hard to believe that you’re in the city.  They have horse and carriages you can rent and also walk near the park.

Central Park Carriages

Central Park

We found another Diners, Drive Ins and Dives.  Brownstone, known for its pancakes.  They were only half a mile away so we tried it.  Fantastic breakfast..  Tried it one night for dinner also.  We didn’t want to drive in that area.  

Deana had told me about a bakery in New Jersey, which is where we were staying.  Found out it was only 2 miles away.  Carlos’s Bakery. He has a show on TV called the Cake Boss..  Everyone wanted to go so before we left in the morning we checked it out.  We had to wait outside for 45 minutes and then another half hour once we got in the bakery.  We all enjoyed the deserts, but we didn’t realize we would have to go through all that..

Carlos Bakery 

Yummy

Tom and I were happy to be leaving NY City.  Too many people, cars and taxis and honking horn.  Glad we were able to see the city.  A beautiful sky line but we won’t be coming back here. 

Enjoying Life

No Standing??

It means No Parking