I recently completed a trip to New York City to visit my brother, see a concert and take in the big city. We didn't take in all the usual tourist sites because I intend to travel back again with my daughter. However, we did keep very busy and walked about 15 miles in the process.
Here's just a few of the sites I saw:
- Walked a good chunk of lower and central Manahattan including Battery Park, the financial district, Wall Street, Times Square, Grand Central Station, World Trade Center construction site and Central Park. I absolutely loved the big city buzz and being able to take the trains everywhere is great.
- Walked across the Brooklyn Bridge and ate pizza at Grimaldi's. Although VERY good pizza, still a notch below my all time favorite. I'm a picky pizza patron.
- Went to the United Palace Theater to see Sigur Ros in concert. Review here.
- Went to the Museum of Modern Art and the Natural History Museum. I was especially impressed with the size and content of the Natural History Museum. We probably spent way too much time in the geology area but the collection was too impressive to shorten. The stibnite alone is worth the trip. If some lady asks you what makes a certain bedrock red, the answer is iron and oxygen. Say it quick and run away! You'll thank me later.
- Took a bus ride out to Bear Mountain and did hike up and down. The weather was perfect every day of the trip. More details and pictures here.
- We went down to the East Village for food and drinks.
Here's the best of the photos:
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