Just a few final pictures from New York City.
On Monday afternoon I wandered through Bryant Park. It lies between 5th and 6th Avenues, and between 40th and 42nd streets. The New York Public Library forms the boundary on the 5th Avenue side; on all other sides it’s open. It’s a popular spot for locals and visitors alike. Apparently in decades past it had been “taken over by drug dealers, prostitutes and the homeless” but several major renovations and improvements have created the popular oasis it now is. I can’t remember what it looked like when Val & I were in NYC last time, which might have been in 2002. I remember that the Public Library was very popular at that time as it operated one of the few free, open wifi networks available in the city.
Then after that I strolled on down 42nd St to Times Square where I saw a few interesting sights:
At various times on Monday & Tuesday I was in the WTC/Battery Park area, and these are some of the pictures I took there.
Finally, the piéce de resistance. I revisited Times Square on Wednesday evening and I fell in with the characters you can see. They offered to take my photo and I agreed, so one of them took my phone from me. “I can see my phone disappearing” I said to the one on my left (as you look at it). “Don’t worry”, he replied, “I have a blaster…….” The experience cost me $20 but was worth every cent. (Val says I look worried.)
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