The Statue of Liberty and running up the East River to Port Washington
the first pic I took from the famous ladythe background is a bit crooked but we seemed to be straighten upwe were proud!!!the Liberty Lady in all its gloryleaving the Lady and jumping on the magic carpet of the East River passing Manhattan’s skylinereaching Brooklyn BridgeManhatten Bridgepassing Jane’s Carussel at Brooklyn’s East river sideWilliamsburg Bridge and the Domino Sugar building The Empire State Building peeking through the building in front – I don’t know the name of that onevery friendly town
A few pics of Port Washington (PW)
a different style of a lighthouse, this one was just before PW in the Long Island sound“Dirty Taco” where we had our arrival beverage and of course some surprisingly good tacos Manhasset Bay in PW many geese were lingering in PWsome provisioning the view of Manhasset islea local jam session at Sunset Park close to the main dock this was our taxi back to Altimate
New York first day
Madison Ave, close to Grand Central Terminalonly a few minutes walk we found ourselves at Bryant Parkit looked like some people loved to play chessLuis broke his flip flop after the first mile in NYC, he had to buy new slippers at a touri shop, have a little peek maybe you can see his beautiful new New York slippers 🤣the flat iron was under renovationMadison Square Parkvarious nations presented themselves there that dayWashington Square Parkthe arc in the above mentioned parkit was our first day and I was (still) fascinated about the crazy outside stairs56 street Leonard street tower, sometimes also called “Jenga-Tower”, I wonder whyparking is fun in NYCthe Oculus at the World Trade Buildingthe small stage at the Little Island at pier 56 Hudson Rivermy funny face making boyswe just walked through Chelsea Market, no clue what that was, but the architecture and decoration was coolno, we did not try the Curry Wurstjust in case you like Oreos
Second day in NY
Time Square, Central Park and High Line. The latter is an elevated park and promenade built on an abandoned freight rail line on Manhatten’s West Side. Its first section opened in 2009. With the completion of its final section in 2014, the High Line extended about 1.5 miles (2.4 km).
crazy giant changing advertisement on a house wall at Time Square
far toooooo many ads my cool boys at Time squarethat was right in front of a hotel, I wouldn’t like to see that when I would stay there🙈subway in the big appleCentral ParkI did not take many pics in Central Park views while walking the High LineHudson Yardsacrobatic performances on the High Linea mysterious Sculpture by Danny Cole Surfaces Atop the NYC High LineHigh Line art: Pamela Rosenkranz Old Tree May 2023 – Fall 2024
planting at the former freight rail hard to believe that these were railsmore High Line artin the trainon our way back to PW we switched wagons while driving , it was a bit scary as the wagons were not completely attached – we felt like being in a movie🤣back in PW, the town had funny road signsBaxter Pond Park in PWa goose family with its goslings – so cutepretty gardensa dreamlike sunset and its mirroring at the “Stop and Shop” (grocery) dock in PW
Brooklyn – day three
Grand Central stationI am still not good in making selfieswalking over Brooklyne Bridgeview up East River the Dumbo Manhattan Bridge view, it was supposed to be a must do foto 🤷♀️ the ice cream car was for sure an eye catcherskyline underneath Manhattan bridgeinteresting what kind of aquatic life was found at the riverTime Out Market in DumboEmpire Fulton Ferry, Jane’s Carousel an art exhibition right underneath Brooklyn BridgeBrooklyn Bridge Park Pier 3Brooklyn Heights areawhat a nice neighbourhood to live inthe view of Manhattan from Brooklyn Heights Promenade
Day 4
We joined a walking tour that day. We were hoping to get interesting stories about Soho and Little Italy but the lady guide was in love with the Financial district. So the walk was 3/4 about the money area and only the 1/4 part was Soho and Italia. We learned that little Italia was not what it used to be and in Soho we had a dumpling – that was about it. Not many pics from that day.
that’s a suitable road sign isn’t it?coming up the escalator at Grand CentralCharging Bull, a symbol of financial optimism and prosperity Some people believe that touching or rubbing the bull’s testicles will bring good luck, especially financial luck. Over time, this act seemed to has become a popular ritual for (crazy)tourists, leading to the common sight of people standing in line to take a photo with, or even touch, that particular part of the statue. I thought that was hilariously funny!!!! Can you imagine queuing up for an hour to rub some big bronze balls???the (new) World Trade Center at a closer look9/11 Memorial, the flower represented that it was the birthday of the deceased the actual daySaint Paul’s Chapel and Church YardThe bell, a gift from London to New York City a year after the attacks, is rung on September 11 anniversaries and to remember victims of terrorism and mass shootings. “Cannupa Hanska Luger’s new site-specific public sculpture, Attrition, symbolizes Indigenous resilience, taking a look at history and the future, while highlighting human-nature interconnectedness and engaging with NYC’s heart of policy-making.”this piece of art was only presented a day before we passed through the City Hall Parkobviously Chinatownthis little girl joined our walking group and she was soooo happy to finally eat the dumplings, guess how she liked them – a lot
Day 5
It was a rainy day so we first visited the National Museum of the American Indian and then took a stroll along the Hudson River side of Manhattan. In the early evening we had dinner at a nice Italian restaurant – not in Little Italy.
Sea Glass Carousel at Hudson River, wasn’t sure wether to like it or notGardens of the Battery the proof that we had been to the museumno idea what that was – maybe elephant art?the weather was not the bestselfie timeguess what that was supposed to resemble – correct Eyes!!!you need to know the time? Colgate helps somewhere at the esplanade exercise possibilities everywherea nice boat at North Cove Yacht Harborsailing or flying?Rockefeller Parka cool playground at pier 26the view from pier 26still pier 26
those funny guys were entertaining the people while we were sitting in the restaurantour last trip ashore with both of my boysand little Luis all alone in the train heading to the airport- he seemed to be happy to leave!
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