I was in NY for 3 days on my way back to Blighty
The first day I finally found the highline which Sarah and I missed last autumn, its amazing how the park on the line has lead to more investment in the surrounding area with lots of new residential buildings advertising themselves as having views of the Highline.
I walked back along the Hudson River park
Water wheel installation.... Slightly disturbing as its keeping time via the tides til the end of the earth by absorption into the sun as it dies....
That evening i met up with some other people staying in the hostel and had a night out in the meat packing district - not entirely sure where we went, but it was fun!
The second day I dragged my hangover to a 7 hour bike tour of the city - starting at Union Square - Washington pops up a lot as he was inaugurated as first president when New York was the first capital of the United States.
Then to Greenwich village stopping at the Stonewall Inn, symbol of the gay liberation movement, interestingly the mafia used to run the bar - paying off the police but also exploiting the clientele with overpriced crappy alcohol (like home brew!)
We then went down the Hudson River path to Battery Park City and Ground Zero where World Trade Centre one has recently been completed (not fitted out yet though).
From here we headed into the financial district seeing the Stock Exchange and Wall Street,
Then we headed into China town cycling past funeral parlours to get a tasty and cheap lunch.
After lunch we headed over the Brooklyn bridge, around Brooklyn heights to ensure we had views from all angles and then back on the Manhattan bridge.
A saunter around the lower east side lead us back to the bike shop. I then stopped with a couple of the ladies for a cup of something cold and chocolaty and ridiculously decadent!
Before heading out to the airport I got a chance to see the city from the water and the Statue of Liberty - thanks to the free state island ferry!
