Tuesday-After leaving the beautiful peaceful country side of upstate New York we dove (drove) head first it into the BIG noise, BIG traffic, BIG chaos of the BIG CITY!
The gps led us on a not so direct route to Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn. We gladly turned off the trickster gps, parked the car, and nearly fell into our very comfortable beds in our very nice rooms.
Wednesday checked off another item from the bucket list as we became NYC tourists. We shared a motel shuttle with another retired couple. Bob and Brenda quickly became friends and touring buddies. Side note: I just saw them on tv standing in the crowd outside the Today show. Bucket list?
We started with a long ride on the subway. The highlight of the subway experience,was a sweet friendly Egyption lady who shared the ride with us. Zina offered her the empty seat next to her. She was quite surprised. After a few minutes of conversion, she said she knew we weren't New Yorkers because...we were too nice. Side note: We met several nice people here. Individuals yes, crowds not so much.
Seeing the Statue of Liberty in the harbor was awe inspiring. It stirred patriotic feelings. Touring Ellis island also had a similar impact. So many people sacrificed everything to come to America. We didn't love the commercialism or the few park employees who seemingly hate their jobs.
Surprisingly the highlight of our first day as NYC tourists was a waiter named Brian at Chadwick's in Brooklyn. He was attentive, folksy and funny. The food was delicious but he just made our day.
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