Day 41 - New York, New York, USA

Day 41 – 19th July 2005 -5:00 GMT

Had Breakfast at the hostel then caught the subway down to 34th, we alked to the Empire State Building and joined the queue for the top. We queued for about an hour before we got to the top and then spent 45 minutes up there admiring the view and taking photo’s. Unfortunately due to the smog the visibuilty was only a mile or so.


Manhatten 


Manhatten 


View of Lower Manhatten 

We then had a walk around Macy’s on 7th Avenue which is the world’s largest store, then got back on the subway up to Washington Square and went to Greenwich Village and got a bite to eat. Then back on the subway again and we went up to Columbus where we met a friend of ours Nancy Horowitz who Jill and I had met the previous November in Paris. Nancy was a perfect guide and told us all about the areas of central park that we had walked through including the sheeps meadow,


Central Park Fountain 

we went back to Nancy’s apartment on 76th East where we had a chat then took her dog out with us for a walk along the river.


Jill and I With Nancy Horowitz and Nathan the Dog 

We said goodbye to Nancy and walked along 86th East and across central park


Central Park 

and back upto out hostel on 103rd West. We rested for about half an hour and then headed out again catching the subway to Greenwich Village where we found a vietnamese resturant, the food was fantastic. We then walked to CBGB’s the music venue


CBGB's 

and then back through Greenwich village, we stopped for a drink in a pub which had a Rythmn and Blues band playing, they were great but the beer was very expensive, so we left and caught the subway back to the hostel just after midnight.