I set the GPS and prayed after looking at the maps for this trip, I have driven in many large cities but was tentative about this venture to say the least. Well the GPS walked us in but not necessarily out, more later. Well Liberty Harbor RV park is essentially a parking lot with water/electric hookups, not much but considering you only sleep there it's handy for visiting the Big Apple.
One thing my wife and I agreed on was watching the people negotiate the sidewalks/subways/trains and buses was like watching rats in a maze, amazing. You also do a lot of walking, unless you cab it all over. We relied on using the water taxi from our RV park to wall street then used the subways. Our daughter taught us how to negotiate the tunnels,escalators, stairs and walkways. It really was fun but tiring, our arthritis is showing:(
What did we see? Wall street and the stock exchange including "the bull", World Trade Center site, Grand Central Station, Times Square, Rockefeller Center , the Chelsea District, Yankee Stadium, 5th Avenue, Central Park, History Museum, Ellis Island, Statue of Liberty and Queens where my daughter lives. Four days full tilt, boy did we need a rest, which we are now getting in Connecticut!
It truly was a unique experience and we would like to go back someday, here are some of our memories:
*coffee and rolls practically at every corner
*people everywhere
*traffic
*unique buildings and architecture
*lots of walking
*not many places to buy groceries and getting them home
*wall street was interesting
*Ellis island and statue of liberty
*top of the rock!!!
No comments:
Post a Comment