I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to explore Manhattan today. My friend Daniel asked if I wanted to see some of the city and I said absolutely!
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A view of Manhattan from the High Line
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We met at noon on 14th Street and ate sushi at Chelsea Market. Then we walked around a little bit before heading to the High Line. It was originally train tracks constructed above the city to lift dangerous freight trains off the streets of Manhattan, but now they've turned it into a park. It's beautiful! Plenty of seating with views of the Hudson River and New Jersey on the west side, and views of Manhattan on the east side. It runs from 14th Street to 20th Street for now, but they are in the process of finishing 2 more sections of the High Line which will take it all the way up to 34th Street (which might take a while).
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| Grand Central |
Later we went to Union Square to walk around the farmers market. There were people from a 100 mile radius trying to sell their goods. After checking it all out we stopped to grab a quick cup of tea. Then we headed north to Grand Central Terminal. I was talking with my aunt Laura earlier today and she told me that Grand Central should be on my list of things to see today. So I took her advice and went! We did the audio tour and browsed most of the station. It was beautiful!
After that we walked to the New York Public Library. It was huge! And there were no books to be found!! Haha. Yes, there were books, but we had to climb about 4 flights of stairs to get to them. Every seat in the library was full. Mostly people were working on their laptops and not using actual books, but hey, it's an inside seat with internet. :)
We rounded out the day by stopping by Bryant Park. It's a nice place to go and hang out on 42nd Street and 5th Avenue. It's close to Times Square, but still far enough away.
My feet are tired from 4 hours of galavanting around the city, but it was totally worth it! All in all, a great day!
