This morning, our second last day in New York we walked over the Brooklyn Bridge. It was quite busy with walkers, cyclists and the odd jogger. The weather was sunny and warm, no wind. A city worker could be seen with a large cutting tool cutting "love locks" off the bridge. Signs on the bridge warn of a big fine if you are caught putting a lock on the bridge. The area on the Brooklyn side, under the bridge is called DUMBO.....which stands for down under manhatten Bridge overpass. There are quite a few small galleries in the Neighbourhood but most seemed to be closed on Monday. We saw a bit of graffiti on our walk and attempted to "read" the bubble letters, which are the artists signature. We had a short walk on the waterfront and took the metro back to the Manhatten side. Next on the bucket list was the Staten Island Ferry. The best part of the ferry, besides the fact that it is free, is the route goes by the Statue of Liberty for a very nice view. It is also a spectacular view looking at Manhatten from the water. It was now a long time since breakfast and back in Manhatten near our hotel we had late lunch at Pazza Norte, pizza is very good, we had a fungi, a chicken BBQ, and arugula prosciutto!
A jam packed day for all.....and it wasn't over yet as we were going to the theatre. Marion and Jan were seeing Kinky Boots, an excellent production that the rest of us had seen, so we went to Miss Saigon. Miss Saigon is a reality play, about Americans in the Vietnam war, very mixed emotions, and also an excellent production.
All good days come to an end and we finished up as has been our usual with wine and then tea all together in one of our hotel rooms.
Tomorrow we will divide and conquer....some of us touring Grand Central Station and others going for retail therapy. I plan on Grand Central as it was where my mother arrived in New York with myself, my brother and baby sister.
Soon after we will be airport bound for our flight back to Vancouver.
Good night New York, New York ! ❤️
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