Big 🍎 Apple-Part 4

The Brooklyn Bridge connects the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn and spans the East River. I was surprised they allowed pedestrians to not only walk across, but also bike. There's a dedicated walking lane and another for bikes. Thousands of people cross the bridge daily which takes approximately 30 minutes walking. The Brooklyn Bridge is slightly shorter than the Ambassador Bridge which spans the Detroit River, connecting my city of Windsor, Ontario with Detroit, Michigan. Pedestrian traffic is strictly prohibited on the Ambassador Bridge, so we were quite happy to walk across the Brooklyn Bridge.

Liberty Enlightening the World

Since our time was limited, we decided to pass on taking the ferry to Liberty Island. Although the view wasn't the greatest, we were still able to see the Statue of Liberty from the bridge. The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France to the United States and dedicated in 1886. The copper statue is a robed woman representing a Roman liberty goddess. She holds a torch in her right hand and carries a book in her left with the date United States declared Independence. She also has a broken chain at her feet. The statue is both a beacon and icon for freedom. I wish we could have got a closer look at her.





While walking around Times Square, we were approached by a guy selling tickets to the Times Square Comedy Club that night. Tickets were $30 but we talked him down to $10. The club was a hole in the wall and a bit dingy. There were 5 comics and a couple of them were really good. Worth the price!

I'd like to return and see a taping of Saturday Night Live or The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. SNL was on hold since the Olympics had started.

We visited the Rockefeller Center located in midtown Manhattan. Spanning across 12 acres, it's a famous tourist attraction with shopping, restaurants, studios, the famous skating rink and the enormous Christmas tree during the holidays.

We took the elevator to the Top of the Rock where we got our custom photo with Central Park in the background. The elevator takes you 850 feet up to a 3-tier observation deck on the 67, 69 and 70th floors. You have a 360 degree view of the entire city of Manhattan.

There is so much to do and see in New York, it's impossible to cover everything in a weekend. It rained on Sunday so we skipped the carriage ride in Central Park. Even missing a couple of things on my list of things to do, I was still so happy with what we were able to experience in such a short time.

Flight home-quicker than
the drive there!

The storm Mateo continued throughout the weekend back at home. After the snow came freezing rain. We checked with American Airlines and were able to catch a later flight on Sunday night, extending our weekend a bit longer. We were lucky that our trip wasn't cancelled altogether with the storm. It was hard to leave after having such a great time.  I hope to visit again someday!




~MT