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I woke up at 3AM for a while but managed to snooze between 4 and 6. So not too bad for first night in another time zone. Renée woke around 6:30. We had a nice lazy start. We weren't too hungry after yesterday's stuffing in Grand Central. We learnt that we can move to a room with a better view so we packed up. Around 9:30AM we went outside to take pictures. We ended up getting a donut, toasted bagel, croissant and iced latte from dunkin donuts nearby. Very nice!
Pamela arrived at 10:05AM and looked around our room. We then left our cases downstairs ahead of the room move and walked to Scotty's Diner, passing the Chrysler Building en route. We arrived around 11AM. The pancakes with maple syrup and eggs and tea were delicious!
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Renée and Pamela in the foyer of the Gotham Hotel. | Walking past the Chrysler Building. | Passing fire engines. |
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Pamela and Renée in front of the Chrysler Building. | Scotty's Diner. | Pamela and Renée in Scotty's Diner. | Mike and Pamela. |
We then walked along 39th Street / 5th Avenue / 34th Street / 11th Avenue to the Northern end of the High Line at the junction of 11th Avenue / 30th Street. (There is a section North of this but that is still under construction.)
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Looking up Park Avenue from 39th Street towards Grand Central. | Looking up Madison Avenue from 39th Street. | Flower displays on 39th Street. | One of many 5th Avenue hot dog carts. | Looking down 5th Avenue towards the Flatiron Building. |
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Empire State Building from the Eastern side on 34th Street. | Herald Square. | Empire State Building from Herald Square. | Renée and Pamela in Herald Square, in front of the Empire State Building. |
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Penn Station. | Alice's Garden. | View of the Hudson from the 34th Street / 11th Avenue junction. |
We walked the entire length which took us to 1:45PM. We were all impressed what a good job they had done converting this old raised freight railroad into a park. It was very crowded and popular, and pretty hot by the end.
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The steps up to the High Line at the Northern end. | 360 degree panorama on top of the steps. | Setting off South along the High Line. | Walking the High Line. | I like the way they've kept some old tracks and incorporated them artistically into the walk. |
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Looking ahead as the line bends South from West 30th Street. | Nice flower display. This section is new so the vegetation is still young. | Renée testing out an arty bench. | Looking Northwards from between 29th and 30th Streets. | Carrying on Southwards parallel to 10th Avenue. |
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Mike and Pamela somewhere near 28th Street. | Artwork on the roof of a building near 27th Street. | Blossom over 27th Street. | Atwork over 24th Street. | A lawn between 23rd and 22nd Street. | Further South the High Line is older and more mature. |
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High Line flowers. | Carrying on South as it gets more and more crowded. | Looking across to the Hudson River just West of Pier 59 (end of 17th Street). | A pretty bend in the line between 18th and 17th Streets. | More High Line flowers. | A nice shady copse of trees over 10th Avenue near 17th Street. |
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This view point looks Northwards along 10th Avenue. | The line goes through a building between 16th and 15th Streets. | A spur in the line near 16th Street. | Terroir on the Porch restaurant with a view. | Looking out across 14th Street Park to the Hudson. |
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The line continues through another building at 14th Street. | Looking back North at the sun loungers placed on the old rails. | Sculptures at 14th Street. | A curiously warped brand new building on the junction of Washington and 13th Streets. | Approaching the Southern end of the High Line. The platforms are part of the Whitney Museum of American Art. | More rail art as we reach the end. |
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Panorama of the Washington and Gansevoort Streets junction. | Pamela and Renée having a tangerine break after the walk. | Looking up at the Southern end of the High Line from the Washington and Gansevoort Streets junction. |
After a short rest we wandered East into Greenwich Village, ending up at Café Reggio at 2:45PM On MacDougal Street near West 3rd Street. I had a nice ice cream but my tea was not so good. Renée and Pamela had iced coffees. We needed the rest. It was hot outside. I abandoned the tea as it was not like any English Breakfast tea I'd had before. Thankfully they didn't make us pay for it. I was glad to move on in the end.
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Walking East along Gansevoort Street past 9th Avenue. | Our first view of the Freedom Tower. | Jackson Square at the junction of West 13th Street / 8th Avenue / Horatio Street / Greenwich Avenue. | West 13th Street / Greenwich Avenue. | Continuing along West 13th Street looking at the distinctive American 'fire escape art'. | Church of the Village United Methodist Church at the junction of 7th Avenue and West 13th Street. |
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A curiously roman looking building. | Nice tulip display. | Another curious building at the junction of 5th Avenue and East 13th Street. Here we turn right down 5th Avenue. | The First Presbyterian Church at 5th Avenue / West 12th Street. | The Washington Square Arch from the North side. |
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180 degree panorama of Washington Square from the West side of the arch. | The Washington Square Arch from the South side. | Ashington Square Fountain from the North and the West. | Looking to the East side of the park. This tower is on the junction of University and Waverly Places. |
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Caffe Reggio on MacDougal Street. | We got a nice alcove table in the Café. | Stained glass window above the door. | Renée and Pamela enjoying their iced drinks. | Mike cooling off with some delicious ice cream. |
At 3:45PM we walked to 6th Avenue and caught a Number 5 bus back to the hotel. The aircon on the bus was lovely after the heat of the day. We got back to the hotel at 4:25PM.
The new room 91 was much better. We had a great view along 46th Street towards Times Square and the aircon worked nicely. It was also a bigger room. We swapped pictures with Pamela and chatted before she left soon after 5:30PM to catch a train home. Meanwhile I noticed I was slightly sunburnt - a reminder to remember the suntan lotion tomorrow!
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Fire engine at 3rd Street / 6th Avenue. | Looking around room 91 back at the Gotham Hotel, a big improvement on room 73. | Views along 46th Street from room 91's balcony. It was a very small terrace but worth it for the view and improved natural light over the other room. |
At 6:10PM after a rest we were hungry and headed out. We caught a bus at 5th Avenue down to 38th Street. Then we walked across to Ben's at 7th Street for 6:35PM. We both had steak burgers. I had talked a lot about this and I'm pleased to say Renée was not disappointed! After a good meal we left at 7:25PM.
We walked down 7th Street looking at a couple of expensive gift shops. We ended up in Macy's at 7:50PM. We had a good look around. Renée was shocked by the experience. Very expensive and a huge overwhelming place. We left after 20 minutes and caught a Number 5 bus from 34th to 46th Street. We were back by about 8:30PM. Going back it was getting dark so was nice to see all the city lights coming on.
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More New York yellow taxis. | Renée on the bus to Ben's. | Renée and Mike at Ben's ready to order. | The Ben's decor is quite colourful. | The Ben's steak burgers are amazing! |
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The entrance to Ben's. | Herald Square as it starts to get dark. | The Bank of America and Empire State buildings also lighting up. | Looking Westwards along 46th Avenue from the hotel balcony after dark. The bright light in the distance is Times Square. |
Then we relaxed a while before retiring for the night around 10PM.
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