New York - Days 3,4 and 5

On Sunday we again hopped on the subway. First top was Grand Central Station.

We then went further south to the WTC site, the Brooklyn Bridge, Pier 17 (where we had a bite at an Irish pub) and Battery Park. To the left - the church near the WTC site, where firemen's boots were hung on the fence - and some never came back to get them. It was a miracle that this church survived intact and was able to serve as a main location of assistance. Below left - the WTC site - constructing a new Tower 2. Below right, the park near the subway stop.

 Right and below left - the Brooklyn Bridge - an amazing structure. We walked only about 1/2 way - it is VERY long!

 Right, Pier 17. Below Statue of Liberty
from Battery Park.

Monday was our first (and only) rainy day. We still enjoyed walking around Greenwich Village and Soho. Dana was doing memories, as he lived in that area for a few months in the '70s. We enjoyed a great lunch at a bistro. Then Dana went home to cook and I toured the UN - I have great memories of doing this in the 60's with my mother, so I enjoyed memory lane - and did enjoy the tour again.

That evening Dana fixed dinner and cooked a blueberry pie for Gustavo. We had their Brazilian friend, Adrian up to share the pie.

Tuesday we again headed south and stood in line for discounted Broadway tickets (even discounted they are breathtakingly expensive!). We were able to get tickets to Chicago,our first choice. We then rode a bus all the way north to Harlem, then went back to the apartment to rest and get ready for the theater. It was wonderful. We were on the third row. We both love the music from this show, and they did it very well. There was an understudy playing Roxie and she was really great. What a treat!