Atlantic Highlands, NJ & New York City, 24 August 2007

We spent the day walking around NYC. We took the fast ferry across the lower NY bay from Atlantic Highlands, NJ. This was the first sunny but hazy hot day since we arrived here last Monday morning. The Statue of Liberty is always a great sight to see.

We had to stop inside Grand Central Station and see the beautiful art deco in the grand central room. You can see the central clock above the information station. We walked around the great hall and took a peak at some of the trains waiting to leave before heading back out on our walk-about town.

Another look at the tall arched windows and the sign "Track Three"- train-destination?

Rockefeller Plaza is such a great place to walk around. Instead of the ice rink, they have an outdoors cafe around this stunning statue. We took a stroll through the mezzanine to see all the shops. You can see the city from an observation tower but we decided to save that for next time.

Saint Patricks Cathedral in all its glory! There was a funeral today for one of the city's fire fighters who was killed in a fire a few days ago. We saw firemen from many states in their dress uniforms who must have attended the mass.

We bumped into crowds of people as we walked by Radio City Music Hall and along 42 nd street as well as Time Square and Park Avenue. We also went inside Macy's and saw the latest fashions etc. etc. Of course Park Avenue had all of the upscale shops and hotels.

This is the NYC skyline (financial district). This was the first stop on our ferry ride into the city. It really is such an impressive sight to see. There was not only a ferry terminal at this stop but there was a helicopter landing platform so as we pulled into the terminal helicopters were landing and taking off next to the boat.

This is the Brooklyn Bridge. It is really quiet beautiful. When you go under it you can see all of the cable work as well as the brick towers that have beautiful arches much like a cathedral. There is a commercial peer with tall ships and a shopping district not far from the bridge and the ferry terminal.

We had to snap this picture! It is a Lego's model of the Empire State building with King Kong hanging off the edge of the building. This is in a huge Toy's are Us Department Store not far from Times Square. There is also a Ferris Wheel ride just as you enter into the building for all of the kids delight! We did walk by the Empire State Building but the lines were too long to wait to go up to the observation deck. Since we have both done that in the past we skipped the wait today.

Times Square with all of the advertisements and blings.