It is New Year’s Eve now and I thought it only fitting that I write my last New York post today as I wave goodbye to an interesting year and an awesome trip. On my final afternoon, I spent the time absorbing the signs, sounds, buildings and feel of New York as I looked for what makes it so alive and unique. I have to admit that I tried my best not to absorb the smells though.
Ship Mosaic at Fulton Street subway
Platform at Fulton Street subway
It was a bit of a shock at first to see how grimy and dark the subways were! It made me appreciate the London Underground more! The one thing that impressed me about the New York City subway stations is how unmistakably ancient they are. The London Underground is actually a lot older than the New York City subway but our stations are so much more modern! (Did you notice that? I said “our”; I think my assimilation into the United Kingdom is compete).
Before I went to New York, terms like “downtown”, “uptown” and “Upper East Side” were familiar to me but I had no idea what they actually meant. Now it is as clear to me as could be; about as clear, in fact, as my desire to to move one husband, two dogs and one-and-three-quarter cats right over there right now.
I had to get up insanely early the next morning to catch a taxi to Newark airport and so my holiday pretty much ended on the Saturday night. The sun was just rising as we drove to the airport.
New Jersey across the Hudson River
And that was it. The most amazing week was over and it was time to return to sunny England.
This is a recap of all of my New York and Washington posts:
- New York day 1
- New York day 2: Central Park and Upper East Side
- New York day 2: Empire State Building
- New York day 2: Times Square
- New York day 2: Settling In
- New York day 3: Circle Line Cruise
- New York day 3: Grand Central, NYC Public Library & Rockerfeller Center
- New York day 3: The United Nations
- New York day 4: Both Sides of Brooklyn Bridge
- New York day 4: Mets vs. Cardinals
- New York day 4: Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island
- New York day 5: Interlude in Central Park
- New York day 5: Museum of Natural History
- New York day 5: The Dakota & Strawberry Fields
- New York day 5: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- New York day 5: The Museum of Modern Art
- New York day 6: Day Trip to DC
- An Eternal Tourist in Washington DC
- DC: Lincoln and Vietnam Veterans Memorials
- DC: The Holocaust Museum and Smithsonian
- DC: National Air and Space Museum
- DC: The Capitol and going home
- New York day 7: Ground Zero
- New York day 7: The Guggenheim Museum
Happy New Year!!!!!