New York
One word….FAST!
Notes: Everyone is moving so
fast. Riding in a taxi is equal to participating in extreme sports. The city is
in such a hurry. I had to catch myself a time or two from going at a NY pace.
The lights. The
sounds. The accents. The culture. The food. The diversity.
I have to start with
Central Park because it is now one of my favorite places. Our trip timing was
absolutely perfect to experience the colors of the leaves as the seasons changed. It was
breathtakingly beautiful. It was as if time slowed down while there and I wanted to experience it
forever. The beauty. The bridge. The water. The trees. The flowers. The
landscape. I hope to spend a lot of time there with a picnic blanket and a book. (Pay
one of the bike taxi’s to give you the tour and negotiate a price with them. It’s
worth it!!)
The 9/11 memorial. I
had empath reservations about going here and with good reason. I felt every
emotion. Anger. Fear. Heartbreak. Despair. Loss. I went there to pay my respect
to those that lost their lives there that day. The experience was emotionally
overwhelming. I read a quote from a man who lost his wife that day. It said
something along the lines of “as horrible as that day was, I didn’t want it to
end, because I knew it would be the last day I had spent with her….”. Let that
sink in as you spend time with those that you love.
Madison Square Garden
– WOW. Attending UFC 230 with my son was an amazing experience. Aside from the
obvious reasons – my brain just kept remembering so many of the historical
events that have taken place there. I can’t explain the nostalgic feelings I experienced sitting in the same place as those events had taken place.
Being a fan of MMA it was great to watch the athletes compete in such a venue
and experience the energy.
We decided to stay in
an older hotel. Hotel Pennsylvania was a great experience. The location is
perfect. Let me mention – we thought the AC was broken. They laughed. It was
November in NY and the hotel is in an old building. They turn it off to prepare
for winter. I got nervous thinking it was going to be hot, UNTIL we opened the
windows and the temperature was heavenly!!
Times Square and
Broadway have so many things happening at once. I felt like I could just spin
in circles. The view from the Empire State Building was incredible. The shops
on 5th Ave were retail therapy heaven. Go check out the Adidas store. The weather changed on our
last day and I will say that the wind felt like it was biting me!!
On most trips I
wander off and talk to strangers, but on this trip my son beat me to it. That made my
heart happier than I can put into words. I believe I have passed on to him the desire of exploring new places and talking to strangers along the way.
Thank you New York
for being so full of culture and personality. I hope to spend more time with
you in the future. The only thing that I would change is I would slow it down
and get people to look up and make eye contact.
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