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NEW YORK CITY October 2 through October 5, 2002 |
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We drove on from Philadelphia to New York on Wednesday, and arrived by late afternoon. By the time we got checked in and settled, about all we wanted to do on Wednesday was eat dinner. There was a lot left to do! Click on a picture below to view the picture enlarged: |
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started our long day on Thursday by taking the subway from our hotel
(the Hilton, on the north end of Times Square) to Battery Park, where we
took the ferry to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.
To the right is Registry Hall, on Ellis Island. |
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When we got off the ferry in Battery Park, Miriam heard some familiar music. She said it sounded like "Counting Crows". I said, "Whoever it is, they're right over there." It was "Counting Crows", doing a free concert in the park. We stayed to listen for a while. |
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We walked north a few blocks from Battery Park, to "Ground Zero". The site appears more like a construction area now. |
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Miriam, in the subway station. |
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Next, we rode the subway back up to the Empire State Building. I sent Kathy and Miriam up with my camera, while I waited in the coffee shop in the lobby. After my experience in the Sears Tower 20 years ago, I quit "enjoying" tall buildings! |
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We walked back to the hotel past The Gershwin Theater where we went later that night to see Oklahoma! I also got my photo in front of the Fox News headquarters. |  |
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| We had dinner at his Irish Pub on "Restaurant Row" in the theater district. Then we went back to the hotel to get ready for the show! | |||||||||
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Out of curiosity, we made a run over to Grand Central Station. Nothing much to see there. We also walked over to the United Nations building, but there were no good shots, and I'm not a fan of the U.N., anyway. |
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Times Square by night - |
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Finally, we made the short (3 block) trek to Central Park. It's a big place, and we barely scratched the surface. We did make a pass by 72nd Street and Central Park West to see The Dakota, and the site of John Lennon's assassination. |
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