Today, our guide was in a rush and our morning call was 6am! He said we'll be seeing a lot today. This is the picture of Manhattan at 7am! NO TRAFFIC!
He brought us to Chinatown to have early breakfast and we saw this interesting storefront of McDonald's.
From there we head to Wall Street at the heart of the financial district, home to America's wealth and business interests.
Then headed to Ground Zero, site of the tragic events of September 11th, to pay our respects and to witness the massive rebuilding efforts.
We also visited United Nations, a gathering place for 192 countries to meet and discuss important issues of the world such as peace and human rights.
We took the Waterway cruise of the New York City harbor, where you can view the city's magnificent skyline and sights, including the busy South Street Seaport, the Statute of Liberty, and the Brooklyn Bridge from the Hudson and East River. An entertaining and informative tour guide provides interesting facts about all of the sights that make this city special.
We also visited Rockefeller Center, NBC Studios, and the surrounding shopping district along Fifth Avenue, where cutting edge fashion and luxury brands reside. No tour of New York City would be complete without a tour atop the Empire State Building, where on the 86th floor, 1,050 feet above the city's bustling streets, the Observatory offers panoramic views from within a glass enclosed pavilion.
Next stop was the newly transformed USS Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum. We all love this museum!
We also went to the beautiful American Museum of Natural History! Another favorite.
And see REAL mummies!!! And ancient Egyptian jewelries; so many things to see!
The tour continues to the bright lights of Time Square and the Broadway Theater District. We walked around and really enjoyed the city.
It was a long day. We had so much fun yet so tired from doing all this touristy thing!Today was our last day with the group. So we all said goodbye to all our new friends who most likely.. will not meet them ever again.
We extended out stay in NY for 2 days. We stayed at Manhattan Center Hotel.It's a nice boutique hotel which I bidded and won at Hotwire.com at a pretty good deal for the location!
DH and I stayed in the room to rest for 30 minutes and un-pack. I read in a blog that a visit to NYC must never miss the best street food at the corner 53rd and 6th. So for dinner, we brave the line to try the Halal Guys who sell the chicken & lamb rice. Look at the line!!! Its unbelievable. $6/plate. Huge serving too!
It was really good. We were so stuffed! So we decided to take a walk and ended up in the Apple Store. They just launch the iPad 2 days ago.
I can't believe we are still in the streets of NY at 1am!! And to end the day.. this is our loot :)
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