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Aug. 14th, 2021 06:50 pmBusy Day Thursday was amazing and a HUGE success.
9:30 Bus Tour downtown with delightful pre-recorded commentary (and not yet Satan's Armpits Humid), hopped off by Brooklyn Bridge and walked to the 9/11 Memorial (As always, deeply heartbreaking, beautifully done and cathartic), then walked to a restaurant with a view of the Statue of Liberty.
At first, we were a bit worried the restaurant was Too Fancy, but we got over that pretty quickly. I had pan seared caprino with fresh mango and pear that pretty much changed my life for a bit.
Nice, refreshing ferry ride to Liberty Island for a stroll, then back on the ferry to Ellis Island, which really was incredible and i wish we had more time there.
Friday was a Central Park/Museum Day and also delightful.
Today was a much needed slower start- headed out in the afternoon for The Strand and some browsing. Tomorrow's plan will be another local, laid back day since my friend leaves Monday. I am still in SHOCK about how much we managed to accomplish this week. I had a big old list of Things To Do and the fact that we've nearly done everything (Everything we haven't done is minor and just a back up) is still BLOWING MY MIND.
I'm also very happy that this visit has seemed to unlock a bit of my writer's block and i can explore that this week. My niece will be coming at the end of the week (as opposed to in a few days) for a week, so it'll be nice to have some quiet time alone before that.
9:30 Bus Tour downtown with delightful pre-recorded commentary (and not yet Satan's Armpits Humid), hopped off by Brooklyn Bridge and walked to the 9/11 Memorial (As always, deeply heartbreaking, beautifully done and cathartic), then walked to a restaurant with a view of the Statue of Liberty.
At first, we were a bit worried the restaurant was Too Fancy, but we got over that pretty quickly. I had pan seared caprino with fresh mango and pear that pretty much changed my life for a bit.
Nice, refreshing ferry ride to Liberty Island for a stroll, then back on the ferry to Ellis Island, which really was incredible and i wish we had more time there.
Friday was a Central Park/Museum Day and also delightful.
Today was a much needed slower start- headed out in the afternoon for The Strand and some browsing. Tomorrow's plan will be another local, laid back day since my friend leaves Monday. I am still in SHOCK about how much we managed to accomplish this week. I had a big old list of Things To Do and the fact that we've nearly done everything (Everything we haven't done is minor and just a back up) is still BLOWING MY MIND.
I'm also very happy that this visit has seemed to unlock a bit of my writer's block and i can explore that this week. My niece will be coming at the end of the week (as opposed to in a few days) for a week, so it'll be nice to have some quiet time alone before that.
