Today we spent the morning and much of the afternoon in the mid-Manhattan area doing the tourist thing. Last night and early this morning this part of the country got hit with some heavy showers so we weren't sure how the day was going to pan out as far as weather, but it ended up being a nice day. When we got to the Empire State Building its top was in the clouds, but we decided to go up to the observation deck anyway. They kept telling us the reported visibility was Zero, but by the time we got up there it was at least 5 miles and we could see all of New York City. Lucky break I guess. Hopefully this was a harbinger of things to come on this trip. I know...harbinger is a big word for me.
After the Empire State Building we went to Rockefeller Plaza, St, Patricks Cathedral, the Trump Tower and Central Park. On the way back to the train station we stopped and hung out in Times Square and did a little people watching.
Tomorrow if weather is good we may take a tour of the city by air. Compliments of Heliflite, one of our corporate sponsors. If that is a go, we will probably take the Staten Island ferry and see Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty and after that check out lower Manhattan.
If you missed it in today's Leaf Chronicle (Clarksville's local paper), go to http://teamlinfoot.blogspot.com/2011/09/travel-day.html The on-line version has some video and something like 33 photos. Please keep your comments about my fat gut to a minimum. I'm doing my best to stay away from the cookies. Mari looks good as usual.
That's about it for today. Thanks for following.
P.S. - Central Park looks closer than it really is from the top of the Empire State Building.
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