New York, New York

Sunday, in the Big Apple. What a dumb nickname... I'll never use it again.

We started Sunday off early, with church in Brooklyn. That was super fun. Most of the local assembly are from the Caribbean, so the people were really, really friendly (never had so many hugs from strangers as I did that morning), and the worship was lively. I loved it! Motorcycle mama, you would have loved all the over-beat clapping.

After church, 5 of us headed into Manhattan to do a bit of touring. We started with South Street Seaport, a touristy shopping centre. There are old, restored tall ships on the dock, and boats everywhere. It was neat, but not some place I wanted to spend a lot of time. Too many tourists. But, it had a great view of the Brooklyn bridge.

Did you know that the Staten Island Ferry is free? Neither did we, but it is! Instead of paying U$30 to take a ferry to Liberty and Ellis Islands, we just took the Staten Island Ferry, and got a great view of the Statue of Liberty for free.

Oh wait, that's not the real statue, sorry.
While we didn't have time to get there, it was neat to see Ellis Island, especially since I had been at Cobh the week before. Pretty cool to be in both places that are so important to immigration in American (and Canadian!) history.

Rest of our Sunday afternoon tour was done driving. While trying to get to 42nd St, and home, all traffic was re-directed through the Lincoln Tunnel. Being a prairie girl, I didn't think the detour was that big a deal. But, we were in New York, and a wrong turn through a tunnel (that leads to New Jersey), added 10km and 2 hours to our trip.

Once we got back to Manhattan, the traffic was horrible. It amazed me how drivers would not move out of the way of siren-blasting ambulances and police cars. Give them room! They are saving lives!

Ooo, one more stop we made on the way home, an exotic car dealership. Lambourghinis, Ferraris, Maseratis, Bentleys, Rolls Royces... I nearly cried at the sight of all the beautiful cars. I'll never be able to afford one, but at least I have pictures.