New York November 2012 - On the Water

Fourth and final installment of the NY sightseeing posts!

Our first stop on Sunday, November 11, was the 75-minute Liberty Cruise from Circle Line Cruises.  Both Liberty and Ellis Islands were off limits to tourists because of significant damage from hurricane Sandy so we had no choice but to pick the cruise option on Citypass.  We walked from the hotel to the pier on 42nd St for the 10AM departure.
Our ride



There she is!


This was a fun activity.  There was a tour guide on the boat who talks about the different landmarks along the way so it was very informative, too.

After the cruise, we walked towards the Subway station to the World Trade Center Memorial area.  We met Joel at the subway station and he said the lines were to enter the WTC Memorial was very long.  We decided to skip it and go for lunch first.  He took us to Veselka in East Village, which serves Ukrainian food.
Hello, Joel!

Yonder is the WTC Memorial

East Village, the bohemian side of NY

Yummy red soup. Great food.

It's great to have a local guide. =)

After lunch, we made our way to the Brooklyn Bridge and walked about 2/3 its length.




I did not blog the places we saw in chronological order so here it is, for reference:

Day 1:
Museum of Natural History
Central Park
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Museum of Modern Art
Rockefeller Center/Top of the Rock
Grand Central Station
Times Square
Bryant Park

Day 2:
Circle Line Liberty Tour
East Village
Brooklyn Bridge
Empire State Building
Window-shopping =)

Fun!

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