NEW YORK SIGHTSEEING

Today is the start of sightseeing New York.  We set off and walked to Times Square, with the purpose of buying tickets for a Broadway show.  As we all know Times Square is one big tourist hub, people everywhere, numerous street vendors selling bags, pictures, and the usual tourist apparel, as well as bus tour touts, buskers, yellow cabs, police on horses, people with their dogs (obviously locals), extremely loud sirens from emergency vehicles and people selling tickets for Broadway shows.  I was a little concerned about buying direct from them, but Barry wasn't too phased.  We were taken inside a large hotel, where we paid and received our tickets to go and see a new show called Pippin.

The happenings in Time Square



 

Adding a touch of humour- tripod for a Iphone???

After all the hustle and bustle we caught a bus to the pier to  take a 1 1/2hr Circle Line Cruise which goes half way round Manhattan Island starting on the Hudson River and then so far up the East River.  On the way the boat slowed for a photo shoot of the Statue of Liberty which was still under  repair from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy.

  

  The guide pointed out and told different stories in relation to the many unused piers and wharves as well as the many famous buildings dominating the Manhattan skyline. 



 Manhattan Skyline

Up under  the Brooklyn Bridge and finally turned around at the Pepsi-Cola sign on Long Island to head back the way we had come.

Well time has certainly got away and we have missed eating lunch.  Just as well I had a brunch time breakfast before the day began.  Barry found somewhere for a quick snack and drink. 

Hot Dog Food Vendor

Our day finished with another walk looking for a place to eat dinner.  We came across a little Irish restaurant and although noisy we managed to find a quite spot to eat and talk over the excitement of the day and what was planned for the next day.  Back to that huge bed for another sound sleep.