Historic bits

New York, despite its modern flare, is one of the oldest cities in the United States. There is a LOT of history to be explored around the city, but I just hit a few that were close by.  Here is a small sampling.

Macy's and the Empire State Building. 

Teddy Roosevelt's birthplace. 

Teddy Roosevelt's favorite place to buy clothes...just 100 feet from his home. 

And William Seward. Thank him for Alaska, among other things 

And lastly, Harold Square.

The End. So long, New York!

Lady Liberty

The one request my students had when I left was, "PLEASE go see the Statue of Liberty!"

I didn't make it. But I DID ride the Staton Island Ferry there and back to snap a few pictures!  Here's the best of the ferry ride collection.  Enjoy!

Around NYC

Saturday I essentially walked the length of Manhattan. That's a lot of walking. We started in the most northern part of Central Park. 

And then we kept walking south...

We watched some local adult leagues play their baseball games in the park. 

Continuing south we walked passed the new Freedom Tower where the World Trade Center stood before 9/11. 

Even further south we walked by the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street. 

Then we walked by Federal Hall where George Washington took the oath of office as our very first President of the Unites States. 

And we kept walking. And walking and walking... 

Miss Davis Goes to NYC

It's been 3 whole months since my last adventure, and this was sure a fun way to end the adventure lull. My brother, sister in law, and my nephews live in New York City. Some very good friends of mine also live there. But I've never been...until this weekend. 

This was my favorite Subway station entrance. It's in the side of a mountain on the upper west side. 

It was fun to go grocery shopping with my friend Emily. This is a NYC style shopping cart. 

Before dinner my first night my friend Lindsay and I went on a walk in Ft. Tyron Park as the sun was going down. 

The next morning I got to spend time with my nephews. They took me to Central Park.  NYC involves a lot of walking, so my oldest nephew scoots along on a balance bike like this:

Yes, that's a skull and cross bones helmet.