Laura's Life!

New York in the Fall

Lol and I have just spent four wonderful days celebrating our 20th anniversary in New York. We stayed on 7th and 59th in a hotel called the Park Central. Two minutes away from Central park one way and from Broadway the other.

We did all of the touristy stuff including a bus tour and then went to places using the subway. The first day we felt compelled to visit Ground Zero. This was eerily quiet. It was unbelievable how the small church St Paul’s, was undamaged. It was also quite incomprehensible the devastation and chaos that was caused. Building was continuing (although later that day we heard it had stopped at they had found some more body remains). Poignant photographs were around the railings, along with a list of names.

We then took a walk over Brooklyn Bridge and towards Greenwich Village and the seaport.

After walking all day and a brief rest, we got tickets to see Chicago on Broadway.

Although we knew that our cousins from Chicago were in town we had yet to make arrangements to meet them. Bizzarly we bumped into them as we were eating dinner in "The Stage Deli" after the show.

We met them for breakfast and they spent time with us in Central Park. They were only round the block so we had breakfast the next day as well. Thanks Phyllis and Lori we really enjoyed spending time with you and catching up on the news.

We shopped, we walked and saw all the sights! I can't wait to go back!

We also had a lovely trip to see the United Nations.

The last morning we spent walking around Central Park. The weather had been good to us.

I will post the whole photo album once I have finished uploading.

Posted by laura at October 25, 2006 07:40 PM