NYC - Day 2
And here I am again, coming to you from “the city that never sleeps”.
Yesterday was a pretty laid back and relaxed day. We started off by having the decent breakfast they offer here at the hotel. It has bacon, eggs, sausage, toast, bagels, and cereal, fruit, and last but not least, cinnamon buns. You can to eat it in the lobby or take it back to your room (did that this morning), so we stayed in the lobby. They have some tables and chairs set up, which is nice, but the layout of the lobby is such that you can feel the cold air from outside when the doors open, so it was a bit chilly down there yesterday.
We started off by taking a trip on the 7 subway to Flushing, which is in Queens. Matthew is kind of subway crazed, not badly, but he just really like it, so I went along with the plan just to make him happy. It was interesting I have to say. The subway went above ground much of the way, so it was neat to see what it’s like over there, but it was quite slummy for the most part. It could have just been the areas around the subway tracks that were like that though.
Once had our Flushing adventures (tehehehe), we explored Grand Central Station a bit. It’s huge! I’d have liked to look around at the other shops, but we saw quite a few. We also saw the Chrysler Building. The lobby is really awesome. It looks like the walls are made from petrified wood, but it’s not obviously. The ceiling has a wonderful mural, and the elevator doors are even elaborately done.
We went to the Village after we finished looking around in that area. We walked along the main streets and got slightly turned around, but it was okay. It’s a really nice area of Manhattan. I could see living there, but the American mentality would drive me nuts. I’ve only been here 2 days and I’m getting pretty annoyed with them. Like I said yesterday, there are LOTS of Brits around, so that makes up for it. We’ve been calling it the British Invasion, lol!
Matthew wanted to see the World Trade Centre site again, so we went there next. I still have a hard time with it. They’re doing construction on the Freedom Tower and 9/11 Memorial Museum and such. It’s just so sad, you can almost feel the heartache from a block away. Everyone is so silent and reflective there, it’s really not like the rest of the city. But I think it’s a bit…I don’t know, they don’t need to have people going around selling photos of the towers before, and after, and during the attacks. It just seems a bit disrespectful to me. I’m glad we didn’t stay long.
We headed back to the hotel after that because we were cold and needed to get warmer coats on and stuff. It’s not really cold, but it’s windy which makes it cold.
After having a short rest we went back out, to explore the Times Square area and Rockefeller Centre, before I had to get in line for Young Frankenstein. That play was AMAZING! As good as Chicago was, this was 10 times better.
Not enough time to finish...be back later!
Yesterday was a pretty laid back and relaxed day. We started off by having the decent breakfast they offer here at the hotel. It has bacon, eggs, sausage, toast, bagels, and cereal, fruit, and last but not least, cinnamon buns. You can to eat it in the lobby or take it back to your room (did that this morning), so we stayed in the lobby. They have some tables and chairs set up, which is nice, but the layout of the lobby is such that you can feel the cold air from outside when the doors open, so it was a bit chilly down there yesterday.
We started off by taking a trip on the 7 subway to Flushing, which is in Queens. Matthew is kind of subway crazed, not badly, but he just really like it, so I went along with the plan just to make him happy. It was interesting I have to say. The subway went above ground much of the way, so it was neat to see what it’s like over there, but it was quite slummy for the most part. It could have just been the areas around the subway tracks that were like that though.
Once had our Flushing adventures (tehehehe), we explored Grand Central Station a bit. It’s huge! I’d have liked to look around at the other shops, but we saw quite a few. We also saw the Chrysler Building. The lobby is really awesome. It looks like the walls are made from petrified wood, but it’s not obviously. The ceiling has a wonderful mural, and the elevator doors are even elaborately done.
We went to the Village after we finished looking around in that area. We walked along the main streets and got slightly turned around, but it was okay. It’s a really nice area of Manhattan. I could see living there, but the American mentality would drive me nuts. I’ve only been here 2 days and I’m getting pretty annoyed with them. Like I said yesterday, there are LOTS of Brits around, so that makes up for it. We’ve been calling it the British Invasion, lol!
Matthew wanted to see the World Trade Centre site again, so we went there next. I still have a hard time with it. They’re doing construction on the Freedom Tower and 9/11 Memorial Museum and such. It’s just so sad, you can almost feel the heartache from a block away. Everyone is so silent and reflective there, it’s really not like the rest of the city. But I think it’s a bit…I don’t know, they don’t need to have people going around selling photos of the towers before, and after, and during the attacks. It just seems a bit disrespectful to me. I’m glad we didn’t stay long.
We headed back to the hotel after that because we were cold and needed to get warmer coats on and stuff. It’s not really cold, but it’s windy which makes it cold.
After having a short rest we went back out, to explore the Times Square area and Rockefeller Centre, before I had to get in line for Young Frankenstein. That play was AMAZING! As good as Chicago was, this was 10 times better.
Not enough time to finish...be back later!