I (Heart) New York II
* The Flatiron Building -- Designed by Daniel Burnham, main character in "Devil in the White City.
* Wall Street -- After 9/11, you're not allowed in the Stock Exchange, so there's not much doing here really. Things I noticed: the street is really narrow, and the NYSE is right across the street from Federal Hall, the first U.S. Capitol. Seems more appropriate, or at least more honest, than what we have now.
* Central Park -- I live about six blocks away, so we wandered a lot of it waiting to get in the apartment on Saturday. Today I went back to go further down and sit and read for a while. It really is an amazing place. One part I walked through was so dense with trees, that all the city sounds and sights were gone. I could have been in Maine.
* Metropolitan Opera -- Walking around Central Park, I came across a mob of people the other night -- the Opera was about to start a free performance of Rigoletto, so I stuck around. It was amazing, or at least it sounded amazing, from where I was the people looked like ants. All I knew about Rigoletto was that it's about an insane clown, and I only know that because there's a Seinfeld where they go to see it while being stalked by an insane clown. I feel much more cultured having seen the whole thing.
* The United Nations -- One of the few things I've shelled out money for, but it was worth it. The tour was really informative, and we got to go inside all the rooms you hear about, the General Assembly, Security Council, etc. I always love to have a visual reference for places that crop up in the news, like the U.S. Capitol and Wall Street. Because I am a dork. (This is the security council.)
* Statue of Liberty / Ellis Island -- There aren't too many "big" NYC attractions that I've never been to before, but this was one of them. It was a fun time. You can't go into the statue after 9/11 (not sure why, given the security procedures that are more strict than the airport), but I enjoyed seeing her up close. Ellis Island was interesting, but I was kinda burnt out on the tourist scene by that point. I think I'll take it easy for a while now.
* Wall Street -- After 9/11, you're not allowed in the Stock Exchange, so there's not much doing here really. Things I noticed: the street is really narrow, and the NYSE is right across the street from Federal Hall, the first U.S. Capitol. Seems more appropriate, or at least more honest, than what we have now.
* Central Park -- I live about six blocks away, so we wandered a lot of it waiting to get in the apartment on Saturday. Today I went back to go further down and sit and read for a while. It really is an amazing place. One part I walked through was so dense with trees, that all the city sounds and sights were gone. I could have been in Maine.
* Metropolitan Opera -- Walking around Central Park, I came across a mob of people the other night -- the Opera was about to start a free performance of Rigoletto, so I stuck around. It was amazing, or at least it sounded amazing, from where I was the people looked like ants. All I knew about Rigoletto was that it's about an insane clown, and I only know that because there's a Seinfeld where they go to see it while being stalked by an insane clown. I feel much more cultured having seen the whole thing.
* The United Nations -- One of the few things I've shelled out money for, but it was worth it. The tour was really informative, and we got to go inside all the rooms you hear about, the General Assembly, Security Council, etc. I always love to have a visual reference for places that crop up in the news, like the U.S. Capitol and Wall Street. Because I am a dork. (This is the security council.)
* Statue of Liberty / Ellis Island -- There aren't too many "big" NYC attractions that I've never been to before, but this was one of them. It was a fun time. You can't go into the statue after 9/11 (not sure why, given the security procedures that are more strict than the airport), but I enjoyed seeing her up close. Ellis Island was interesting, but I was kinda burnt out on the tourist scene by that point. I think I'll take it easy for a while now.
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