Well, of course, our timing was all off, yet again. This is the 3rd trip we have made in the fall to various parts of the country to "see the fall foliage". Not gonna' happen. This time, we "Jet Blue'd" up to The Big Apple................yeah!! Oh wait, the leaves aren't going to change for another 10 days or so!! Anyway, we got some great pictures and saw lots of things we'd missed when we went there three years ago for Christmas. We'd forgotten just how darn expensive that city is! Our hotel room was so small there wasn't even room for a chair, nor a suitcase and it didn't even have a closet. So, we upgraded there. Got a great place at 59th and Lexington.............about a block from Bloomingdale's. Saw a purse I liked there, but it was $600.00 so frugal little me, walked out!! But at least I've been to Bloomie's now.
We bought unlimited Subway passes because we really do like the Subway! We took it all the way out to Coney Island on Sunday so Steve could get his Nathan's Hot Dog! Turns out he likes his hot dogs at home on his own grill. So do I. Coney Island was desolate and deserted, but I guess it's a hot spot in the summer.
We also did a lower Manhattan Island boat cruise. (the boat cruise and the Subway passes were the best deals we found!) We took lots and lots of pictures, they are in the slideshow below. The day for the cruise was absolutely gorgeous and it the boat was nearly empty so it was a great photo op day.
We also visited Ground Zero again. Last time we were here, it was basically a huge hole in the ground. Now you can see the construction going on. Also, St. Paul's Episcopal Chapel is directly across from Ground Zero and we went in to see the memorials of 9/11. It is pretty humbling to see the pictures and the patches from the NYPD and NYFD stations who worked, lived, and sadly, died in the attacks.
We did Times Square (again)...................so many people, so little space.
Central Park was beautiful even if I only spotted a few trees with some color. Maybe next time. I hope you enjoy the pictures. I didn't put all of them in the slideshow because I didn't want to bore anyone to death!
We got home last night at about midnight and are still so tired that we need a long long rest.................
Cheers to all!
