Good bye New York

Waiting area in Penn Station with train schedule

Spent the morning in the hotel until it was time to walk to Penn Station.

Snow flurries started shortly after we got up. The flurries continued while we walked to the station, but started changing to rain showers.

Had donuts, … Keep reading

Day three notes

Rockefeller Christmas tree at night.

After eating bagels and donuts from the hotel continental breakfast, we walked to the bus stop near the Flatiron Building to catch the tour bus to Battery Park, where we could switch to the Brooklyn Tour and get pizza for … Keep reading

Day two notes

photo from Empire State Building observation deck, 86th floor, looking south at the World Trade Center.

We got going around 8 a.m. and walked to the Empire State Building. Went to the observation decks on the 80th and 86th floors and had good views. Unfortunately, the sun made photography difficult again, espcially when trying to get … Keep reading

Day one notes

NY City from the World Trade Center observation deck

After a good first night’s sleep, we got up and moving around 7 a.m. We started the day with bagels, muffins and donuts from the unimpressive hotel breakfast.

Following breakfast, we walked about two miles to pier 78 and took … Keep reading