Determined to do a little better than yesterday, we headed straight down to Battery Park on the subway to Battery Park. Got a little lost and found ourselves standing next to Ground Zero - but wove our way through the chaotic tiny streets of south Manhattan to Battery Park. Perused the sculptures there before hopping on the ferry to Liberty Island.
The breathtakingness was diminished somewhat by the fog, but she is an impressive sight. And the views from the Island are amazing. The security checks - literally ten times as strict as those at an airport - dampen your enthusiasm, and the museum attached, while interesting, could probably have all its information condensed onto an A4 pamphlet.
After ferrying back we made our way to the NY Stock Exchange. Amazing classical revival building... but shocking to think that so much of the world's economic health is reliant on this building tucked away in a rather tiny street at the end of a rather tiny island. Bought some ties off a man who was attempting to sell (mostly in vain) to passers by on the basis it was cheaper to just buy new ones than to dry clean old ones. Kind of explains everything that's wrong with the capitalism all around!
Then walked - passed Ground Zero (the worek they're doing looks amazing), across the Brooklyn Bridge (welll, half way!) up through Chinatown and Little Italy, then to Greenwich Village. Washington Square was quaint. Then walked up the gorgeous Fifth Avenue - wish someone would invite me to come and live with them there! The Flatiron building was incomprehensible - how and why they went to that much effort to build that building astounds me - but I'm glad they did.
Managed to stumble to Times Square before our legs gave way. Hopped on Subway to come home.
Damn tired now.
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