Neste morgen bar det avgårde til Niketown for å kjøpe Fuelband til sønnen min som hadde bedt så pent... (et slags "treningsarmbånd").

Det var kø utenfor bygningen og litt nedover i gata.

Jeg var mest stemt for å gå og heller komme tilbake en annen dag, men vi ble stående og snakke med folk i køen og etter halvannen time var det i boks. Det ble et armbånd på Marianne også.
Det var musikk å høre den første tiden vi ventet…

Mens vi sto og ventet så vi denne politibilen, knøtt liten, ikke så lett å se bak disse folka:

I løpet av dagen så vi også disse politibilene


Etter Niketown bar det videre litt sørover på Manhatten. Vi hadde tenkt oss på strikkekafe, men kom for sent. Den stengte for et par år siden...
Da ble det lunch et annet sted…

Vi ville ta bussen videre til Ground Zero og på leting etter den traff vi Christine

som bodde i nærheten av busstoppet og viste oss veien. Ja, hun ble like godt med bort. Enda en hyggelig New York'er. Vi traff naboen hennes også. Da han forsto vi var norske begynte han å snakke om ski og Stein Eriksen og Mariusgenser. Slett ikke verst!
Vi kom oss ned til "Ground Zero" og vandret litt rundt i området der.














Vi var også i minneparken etter 11. september. Etter det forferdelige som skjedde der ble det laget en minnequilt, dvs. man lagde en blokk for hver person som omkom. Jeg var med på dette og det var spesielt å finne navnet på "min" person på minnetala her. Det var i det hele tatt spesielt å gå rundt her og tenke på hva som skjedde og hvordan de må ha hatt det, de som var her, enten de var inni bygningene som ble berørt eller i nærheten.








Om kvelden var vi på “natt-sightseeing” med bussen “vår”. Ikke så lett å få gode bilder…










På forhånd hadde vi hørt at vi bare “måtte” gå over Brooklyn Bridge så det gjorde vi neste dag. Vi tok t-banen til Brooklyn og så gikk vi på brua tilbake til Manhatten








Midt på brua var det en stor plass med bilder og tekst som fortalte om bruas historie


Brooklyn Bridge er både for gående og kjørende. Gående bruker den øverste delen. Her ser vi ned på den delen som er for bilene.









Da vi nærmet oss Manhatten så vi disse vindusvaskerne




Tilbake på Manhatten dro vi for å finne ferja til Staten Island. Ferja går ofte, er gratis og gir flott utsikt både til frihetsstatuen og Manhatten





Over på Staten Island gikk vi bare så vidt utenfor terminalbygningen siden det regnte ganske mye

Vi ventet like godt inne til ferja gikk tilbake

Litt dårlig sikt i regnbygene

Det er vel en grunn til at det heter skyskrapere…



Det var ikke mange klesbutikker vi var inne i, men vi måtte bare til Macy’s:

Kjempestor butikk med mange etasjer. Her kan man gå mye og lenge…













Det ble litt i posene og så dro vi tilbake til hotellet for å gjøre oss klar til kveldens forestilling av “Løvenes konge”. Vi dro tidlig så vi kunne hente bilettene og ta oss en tur i gatene rundt “Time Square” før forestillingen skulle begynne


















Og så var det på tide å gå inn til en flott forestilling!

Neste og siste dag ble det frokost på et bakeri i nærheten

Vi var ikke alene her selv om det kan se sånn ut

Og her ble bakervarene produsert

Målet denne formiddagen var “The High Line”

“The High Line” ligger i “Meat District” . Tidligere ble mat fraktet inn hit på skinner endel fot over bakkenivå. Nå er dette gjort om til et parkområde rundt 10 fot over bakken og her kan man gå tur flere kilometer. Skinnene ligger her fortsatt. Det er planter over alt. Det er benker og skulpturer og det er utsiktsplasser. I det hele tatt et fint område å gå tur i og man kommer seg fram uten å tenke på trafikken.


















På veg tilbake til hotellet kom vi forbi Cake Boss café’en, men gikk ikke inn…

Vinduene i en bygning nær hotellet vårt var dekket med slike tegninger. Vi gikk forbi mange ganger og til slutt måtte jeg bare ta noen bilder


Vi hentet bagasjen på hotellet og så var det på tide å dra til flyplassen og tenke på å komme seg hjem.

Vi hadde en fantastisk tur og opplevde mye, men uansett er det alltid godt å komme hjem. Og så får vi se hvor turen går neste gang…