Day One -NYC

Everything about our time in New Your City amazed us. Though we have wanted to come for a long time we never expected to have as much fun as we did!! We loved our time in the city and hope to come back. Though we had planned to stay at a hotel we had selected - through recommendations we stayed at a place called Liberty Harbor (a RV and Yacht park) - a fifteen minute train ride dumped us off right in the heart of the city. We started walking and kept stumbling onto every place we dreamed of seeing. This pic is in Times Square. There are simply no words to describe it - one must see it!

We kept walking . . . the next thing we knew we were looking at something quite familiar. Oh, yes! That is Rockefeller Center and the ice skating rink and NBC today show window. It's odd to see something you have never seen before but you know all about it! We walked on and there was Radio City music hall - and yes we did buy tickets for the Rockettes extravaganza. The Hall is amazing - I tend to like the architecture - the interior - better than anything else.

Next we found ourself staring at Grand Central Station. Never was there a more amazing place. Stunningly beautiful and a labrynth of shops, restaurants and markets that are just as beautiful. We stumbled apon the Oyster Bar (under ground at the Station). This is a picture of the interior - tiled roofs and also beautiful. We sat by a couple from New Zealand who had competed in the NY marathon and were enjoying the NY experience just as we were. It was great. (and Jon loved the raw oysters!)

Most of our pictures would never do justice to any building or place in the city. (They have professionals for that) But we took this picture not realizing that the Empire State Building was the backdrop building! When you are on the street there is no way of knowing what building you are standing in front of unless you read a small plaque or door engraving. It's very easy to walk by a very important sight! We learned that 44 million people visited NYC in 2006 - that was the peak. As a visitor you feel very at ease - over half of the people on the street are tourists - the New Yorkers don't seem to notice and they are very friendly and helpful. The policemen seem to serve more as direction dispensers than law enforcers. NYC was voted the safest city in the US last year.
Next blog - day 2 and 3. TATAForNOW