Empire State Building-Because it's something you have to do at least once in your life. Have you ever seen Sleepless in Seattle? Yeah...it's pretty wide.
Hey I booked & paid for our flights & accomm today as well, we arrive in NY on the 3rd & leave on the 13th, 10 days in NY, OMG & we're going to see Gale on the 5th,6th & 7th Jan, 07, so I have longer to wait than you, but I still can't believe it, I"m going to see Gale, squeeeeeee!!! My Mum is coming with me, she's a huge QaF & Gale fan as well, & I also need her to hold my hand,,like your'e afriad of heights I'm afraid of FLYING,,& because we're flying from Sydney Australia it's a long friggin way, LOL. But I have to keep telling myself it's for GALE, it will be soooooo worth it. When are you going?? I hope you have a wonderful time, I just hope Gale is still in it come Jan next year, if he is'nt I'll kill myself, not to mention my husband killing me as well, you would of been so proud of my Meryl Streep oscar performance to GET me there, hehe, just a dream come true. Take care, Jackie
I'm glad you convinced the hubby that you HAD to go! We can only afford 2 days (and even then, our boss is giving my friend Amy a very hard time about needing those two days off!)... New York is SOOO expensive. Totally worth it, though!
There is an enclosed viewing area that's probably pretty wide, right?
When the elevator gets to the top, you come out into a crowded smallish gift shop area with bathrooms, etc. This room has glass walls and doorways leading out to the observation area.
The observation area is completely open to the air and about 8-10 feet wide. At the 'rail' there is a wall that's chest (?) high and on top of this is metalwork that prevents falling. ;)
Going up there is a tall order for someone with acrophobia, but if you do manage it, it's really spectacular. Just keep repeating, "What would Brian Kinney do?"
But 10 feet wide. I think I could do that. I went to the top of the Stratosphere in Las Vegas, and that's 1,100 feet tall. I was fine in the inside viewing area (glass walls that surrounded the outside viewing area) as long as I went no further than the middle of the aisle. Any closer to the outside wall and I started to feel sick. I went briefly outside and it was probably about 5 feet wide, and I honestly CLUNG to the railing by the door while my friend stood at the railing and looked down. YEEE.
I have time to psych myself up. I can totally do it.
Just keep repeating, "What would Brian Kinney do?"
I think so too. I will simply tell my body that it is silly to get dizzy and nauseous simply because it is ELEVEN HUNDRED FREAKING FEET in the air. Yup. *nods*
I do not like open heights either, and I have no problems with the ESB observatory (my dentist is actually on a lower floor of the same bldg.)
What is annoying is that it takes a long time to leave the observatory in high tourist season, because the elevators are very small. Also, you have to go through airport-like metal detectors since 9/11 in the ESB lobby when you enter (i.e. you have to put your bags through an x-ray and walk through a detector without change, etc. in your pockets). At least your shoes can stay on! :)
I see from a link someone sent that you can buy tickets online. So hopefully that will cut down on the waiting time (you can bypass the outside line, I guess, and go straight to the elevator line!)... Also, if I buy tickets ahead of time then I HAVE to do it! LOL
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Empire State Building-Because it's something you have to do at least once in your life. Have you ever seen Sleepless in Seattle? Yeah...it's pretty wide.
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Haven't seen the movie, but yeah. True. Once in a lifetime. I gotta do it.
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...Just like watching Sleepless in Seattle. You have to see it.
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When the elevator gets to the top, you come out into a crowded smallish gift shop area with bathrooms, etc. This room has glass walls and doorways leading out to the observation area.
The observation area is completely open to the air and about 8-10 feet wide. At the 'rail' there is a wall that's chest (?) high and on top of this is metalwork that prevents falling. ;)
Here's a link for pictures of the observatory: http://www.esbnyc.com/tourism/tourism_observatory.cfm?CFID=19072916&CFTOKEN=54600177
Plan on long lines (up to two hours sometimes).
Going up there is a tall order for someone with acrophobia, but if you do manage it, it's really spectacular. Just keep repeating, "What would Brian Kinney do?"
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But 10 feet wide. I think I could do that. I went to the top of the Stratosphere in Las Vegas, and that's 1,100 feet tall. I was fine in the inside viewing area (glass walls that surrounded the outside viewing area) as long as I went no further than the middle of the aisle. Any closer to the outside wall and I started to feel sick. I went briefly outside and it was probably about 5 feet wide, and I honestly CLUNG to the railing by the door while my friend stood at the railing and looked down.
YEEE.
I have time to psych myself up. I can totally do it.
Just keep repeating, "What would Brian Kinney do?"
HEHEHEHE Awesome. :)
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The 102nd floor observatory is a piddly 1,224 feet high, while the observatory on the 86th floor is a mere 1,050 feet.
So, cakewalk!
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Um.
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Where have you decided to stay?
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We'll be at the Red Roof Inn. :)
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What is annoying is that it takes a long time to leave the observatory in high tourist season, because the elevators are very small. Also, you have to go through airport-like metal detectors since 9/11 in the ESB lobby when you enter (i.e. you have to put your bags through an x-ray and walk through a detector without change, etc. in your pockets). At least your shoes can stay on! :)
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