8 September
Contary to the day before, it was extremely sunny… and I forgot to bring my sunglasses 🙁
We managed to do some last minute sightseeing at the Fashion District ( it was fashion week!!) , Wall street. And of course, Ground 0 – coincidentally it’s near the 10 years anniversary of 911, there were many media pple around. I’m not sure if it’s me or the atmosphere at Ground 0 was really solemn and everyone just have an air of sadness around them 🙁 It was depressing. Even though 10 years had passed, memories were still very fresh
New York stock exchange –
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I thought that the best part of our trip was Brooklyn Bridge. The view is spectacular. We walked the whole length of the bridge ( took about 1 hr) then took the train to Empire State Building
I seriously think that the Empire state building (ESB) is overrated. I mean.. IF I were to choose 1 observation deck ( Top of the rock or ESB), I will choose Top of the Rock! To get up to ESB, we lined up for about 1 hr!!! It was very crowded and we needed to go thru’ security checks. When we finally got on the observation deck, it was flooded! I can’t even find a spot to stand! In the end, we lined up for 1 hr but observed the view for a mere 10-15mins? Horrible experience!
The best part about ESB is Chipotle which was right next to it… I simply love the naked burrito! haha… yummy!! I was telling BH that I could eat that everyday!! 😀
After which we headed to the airport for our flight back to Seattle. We were extremely happy to be back… Seattle just feels right .. for us 🙂 The journey back was only 4.5 hrs , even the pilot said that it was ‘record breaking’ .. haha.. amazing!
Overall, I enjoyed this trip because NYC is really a nice place , take away the crowds, the litter and the rude pple. haha…Bh did a very good job in navigating this time – I’m happy with his tour. heh… he booked tix way in advanced and planned the route. I think we didn’t get lost ( though the subways are kinda confusing at times) I think I’m done with NYC for now… I’m really looking forward for our next major trip next yr… which we booked already!!! 😀