Below is the Good Morning America studio where they are filming the show live (the bright lights in the middle). Kind of funny, one of the news items scrolling across the blue ticker is announcing Al Franken as the winner of the MN senate race. Great.
We were in NY on Jan. 3, the Monday following the big New Years celebration. At the top of this is the tower where the famous ball drops.
We saw the Ed Sullivan theater where the David Letterman show is. I also have a picture of Andy standing in front of the Hello Deli (featured on Letterman, if you ever watch the show), but we have lots more pictures, so I didn't want to use the space.
We walked through a fraction of Central Park, but saw the famous fountain and arched bridge.
After Central Park, we walked up 5th Avenue, one of the most famous shopping districts in the world. We saw the Plaza Hotel, FAO Schwartz, Trump Tower, Tiffany's, a store for pretty much any designer you have ever heard of, Radio City Music Hall (home of the Rockettes), and what I thought was one of the prettiest buildings ever. The picture doesn't really do it justice, but below is the Cartier Diamond store. The whole building absolutely sparkled. It was stunning.
We also walked inside St. Patrick's Cathedral, which was built in the 1800s.
And then ended up at the Rockefeller Center, complete with the tree and ice skaters.
One of the best things we did was go up to the top of the Rockefeller for an amazing view of the city. The Empire State Building is to the left of Andy, and the Statue of Liberty is actually between our heads (not planned!).
After that, we hopped the subway and went to the World Trade Center. This reminder was the first thing we saw after we walked up from the subway.
Most of you have probably seen the pictures of the iron cross that had remained standing after they cleared most of the rubble. The workers saved it and it is now a reminder and memorial of the events of September 11. We walked through St. Paul's Chapel, which is right across the street from the Trade Centers. It is an amazing place, in the middle of the city is this chapel with a cemetary in the front with tombstones from the 1700s. The chapel became a refuge to the workers that were digging people out of the rubble. Inside are memorials, stories, and displays honoring the men and women who lost their lives in the attacks, as well as the firemen and volunteers who worked sometimes around the clock looking for survivors. It was a solemn, heart wrenching place.
We also walked inside St. Patrick's Cathedral, which was built in the 1800s.And then ended up at the Rockefeller Center, complete with the tree and ice skaters.One of the best things we did was go up to the top of the Rockefeller for an amazing view of the city. The Empire State Building is to the left of Andy, and the Statue of Liberty is actually between our heads (not planned!).After that, we hopped the subway and went to the World Trade Center. This reminder was the first thing we saw after we walked up from the subway.Most of you have probably seen the pictures of the iron cross that had remained standing after they cleared most of the rubble. The workers saved it and it is now a reminder and memorial of the events of September 11. We walked through St. Paul's Chapel, which is right across the street from the Trade Centers. It is an amazing place, in the middle of the city is this chapel with a cemetary in the front with tombstones from the 1700s. The chapel became a refuge to the workers that were digging people out of the rubble. Inside are memorials, stories, and displays honoring the men and women who lost their lives in the attacks, as well as the firemen and volunteers who worked sometimes around the clock looking for survivors. It was a solemn, heart wrenching place.It really is amazing to see the constrution site in person. After seven years, there is still rubble, and the construction is not even up to street level. It is a massive hole in the middle of the city. And the people have not forgotten. There were still memorials and fresh flowers being left at the fire station that is across the street. Impossible not to walk by without a lump in your throat.
After the emotional experience of visiting the Trade Centers, we stopped at a coffee shop to rest our weary feet and then caught a train heading home. And yes, it was a Starbucks. A great way for Andy to end his day in the Big Apple!
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Still jealous! Now you know your way around and when the 4 of us go you can be our tour guide again!
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