New York - New York
We spent from October 1st to October 11th on a mooring ball at the 79th St. boat basin (Hudson River) in New York City. The $30.00 per night fee to the New York parks commission included a secure place to dock our dingy, an excellent shower, a restaurant in the adjacent Riverside Park and an excellent location in the Upper West Side of Manhattan. (2 blocks to the subway and shopping)
We were thrilled that our daughter Susan made the trip down to join us for 5 days. Thanks to her we explored some very culturally enriching attractions such as an exhibition of 5 paintings by Gustav Klimt. Susan also was successful in securing tickets for us to see Woody Allan and his jazz band perform at the Carlyle Club lounge in the Carlyle Hotel. The attractions we took in were: a night view of the City lights from the top of the Empire State building, a carriage ride through Central Park, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Guggenheim Museum, a harbour cruise including the Statue of Liberty, and a tour of the NBC studios (and live from New York it's Saturday Night!!). We watched ice skaters at Rockerfeller Center, shopped at Macy's, Bloomingdales and in Greenwich Village and even saw the naked cowboy in Times Square.
On board we watched "You've Got Mail" (Meg Ryan/Tom Hanks) and were easily able to identify the locations where it was shot, all within a few blocks from where we are moored and some of it actually right in the boat basin.
October 11th sadly saw Susan heading home, all of us exhausted. We put our best effort forth to see the sights and capture the spirit of the Big Apple. We are so grateful to have had the opportunity to spend time with Susan and that she was able to share our New York experience with us.
At 1400 hours we let go of our mooring ball and made our way south past the skyline of Manhattan, Ellis Island, the Statue of Liberty, the upper bay, the narrows, Coney Island and the lower bay to anchor out in Sandy Hook Bay.
New York - New York
We spent from October 1st to October 11th on a mooring ball at the 79th St. boat basin (Hudson River) in New York City. The $30.00 per night fee to the New York parks commission included a secure place to dock our dingy, an excellent shower, a restaurant in the adjacent Riverside Park and an excellent location in the Upper West Side of Manhattan. (2 blocks to the subway and shopping)
We were thrilled that our daughter Susan made the trip down to join us for 5 days. Thanks to her we explored some very culturally enriching attractions such as an exhibition of 5 paintings by Gustav Klimt. Susan also was successful in securing tickets for us to see Woody Allan and his jazz band perform at the Carlyle Club lounge in the Carlyle Hotel. The attractions we took in were: a night view of the City lights from the top of the Empire State building, a carriage ride through Central Park, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Guggenheim Museum, a harbour cruise including the Statue of Liberty, and a tour of the NBC studios (and live from New York it's Saturday Night!!). We watched ice skaters at Rockerfeller Center, shopped at Macy's, Bloomingdales and in Greenwich Village and even saw the naked cowboy in Times Square.
On board we watched "You've Got Mail" (Meg Ryan/Tom Hanks) and were easily able to identify the locations where it was shot, all within a few blocks from where we are moored and some of it actually right in the boat basin.
October 11th sadly saw Susan heading home, all of us exhausted. We put our best effort forth to see the sights and capture the spirit of the Big Apple. We are so grateful to have had the opportunity to spend time with Susan and that she was able to share our New York experience with us.
At 1400 hours we let go of our mooring ball and made our way south past the skyline of Manhattan, Ellis Island, the Statue of Liberty, the upper bay, the narrows, Coney Island and the lower bay to anchor out in Sandy Hook Bay.
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