The narrative and commentary on the trip itself will follow shortly, but I wanted to post my pictures tonight because I know that if I wait, I won’t get a round to it until after Christmas.
This has nothing to do with NYC, but it was on the camera… O.P. rules. Thanks to Regina for taking care of him while I was away!
$12.67. I just thought that number seemed a little odd.
Our first culinary stop was a little hole-in-the-wall pizzeria, where we got plain cheese slices, and garlic knots, something I had never seen before. I guess they are commonplace up there, but they just take a breadstick, twist it all up in a knot, drench it in garlic and butter, and heat it up.
Earthwork at the WTC site.
Jimmy and Susie at Battery Park.
A very creative statue honoring merchant marines.
This was in Battery Park as well. I can’t claim to know what species it is, but it looked very out of place and surprisingly approachable.
Me, in front of the big Bull sculpture at the southern end of Broadway in the financial district.
This split in the street is just north of the Bull sculpture. It made a pretty good picture.
I forget which church this is, but it’s also a few blocks north of the Bull. This old cemetery looks out of place among the skyscrapers, but serves as a reminder of how long ago Manhattan was settled by westerners.
The sign outside of Phantom of the Opera. This was my first broadway show ever, and I was thoroughly amazed by the acting, singing, special effects and rigging, et cetera. I haven’t been to the theater since I saw Rent at the Hippodrome in 2005, but this show made me want to check out more shows that come through Baltimore. (and more on Broadway whenever I return to NYC)
One of our many cab rides.
FAO Schwarz was awesome, just like the last time I was here. It’s such a larger-than-life place, with everything a kid (or a grown-up kid) could wish for. There was a life-size model of Chewbacca made of Legos inside, among other treasures.
The giant piano, which was definitely not here the last time. They would let 8 kids at a time loose on it for 2 minutes, and then every now and then the “professionals” would put on a show and play a real song. It was pretty impressive, but I didn’t get a chance to try… the line was too long.
Ugly monsters… you won’t believe what was on the price tag.
This was on an awning a few doors down from our hotel on East 39th street. If anyone knows what it means, please explain.
-C
