I spent most of my Sat. in NYC and it was my first ever trip. I ended up taking the commuter train from Poughkeepsie into Grand Central.
Despite spending my entire day in Manhattan, I feel as though I only scratched the surface. Only scratched the surface despite walking six miles and taking the subway on two occasions. I now know why New Yorkers are in pretty good physical shape.
I will briefly go over some of what I saw - Times Square, Rockefeller Center, NYSE, Wall St. - the bull is actually off Broadway and in front of the exchange, Central Park, former WTC towers location, the harbor, Statue of Liberty, SOHO, Greenwich Village, Empire State building, skyscrapers as far as I could see.
Despite all of the sites that I saw, NYC is so much more. The people and the energy are what really drives the city. I saw every kind of person from every walk of life living together in a crowded space, a true melting pot where you really don't hear English all that often. It's fascinating how people are able to hang on and do it every day.
People move along all day and they rarely acknowledge your existence. But despite the reputation of NYCers, the people more cordial than I expected. I heard the occasional "excuse me, sorry or thanks" and every now then people make eye contact with you. IMHO, it's not that the people are rude, it is just the idea that they have seen/experienced it all -- nothing really shocks them and life goes on at a fast pace. I probably could have run around all day in my boxers telling people the world was going to end and nobody would have blinked an eye -- they have seen it all.
The crowds and the pace make the city both annoying and intoxicating at the same time. I have never experienced any city like it and I can't wait to go again.
- 1st time I spent $8 on a beer too
Despite spending my entire day in Manhattan, I feel as though I only scratched the surface. Only scratched the surface despite walking six miles and taking the subway on two occasions. I now know why New Yorkers are in pretty good physical shape.
I will briefly go over some of what I saw - Times Square, Rockefeller Center, NYSE, Wall St. - the bull is actually off Broadway and in front of the exchange, Central Park, former WTC towers location, the harbor, Statue of Liberty, SOHO, Greenwich Village, Empire State building, skyscrapers as far as I could see.
Despite all of the sites that I saw, NYC is so much more. The people and the energy are what really drives the city. I saw every kind of person from every walk of life living together in a crowded space, a true melting pot where you really don't hear English all that often. It's fascinating how people are able to hang on and do it every day.
People move along all day and they rarely acknowledge your existence. But despite the reputation of NYCers, the people more cordial than I expected. I heard the occasional "excuse me, sorry or thanks" and every now then people make eye contact with you. IMHO, it's not that the people are rude, it is just the idea that they have seen/experienced it all -- nothing really shocks them and life goes on at a fast pace. I probably could have run around all day in my boxers telling people the world was going to end and nobody would have blinked an eye -- they have seen it all.
The crowds and the pace make the city both annoying and intoxicating at the same time. I have never experienced any city like it and I can't wait to go again.
- 1st time I spent $8 on a beer too
