During the trip, The Colonel posted a thorough examination of our time spent down near Battery Park and the WTC. It's well worth the read and is just a few posts down (click on link to the right for it), entitled: The Colonel and Crew at Ground Zero by The Colonel.
Since it was a touring day, I will simply post some pics with a few details for the OGA ScrapBlog.
The first stop was to pay tribute at Ground Zero with a guided tour of true perspective. Sgt. Chalker, who on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001 turned in his badge and gun at the Police Station in order to don fatigues and serve in his National Guard capacity that morning.
From Shadow to Light. Walking down Church Street towards the World Trade Center Site
Looking into the WTC Site
We then made our way around the WTC site, cutting through a spectacular building by the water front. No idea what the building name was (anybody know? Mrs. Pill believes it's the Hilton...) but the view through the huge wall-o-windows was nice.
OGA Goes Around the Yellow Tape. Nice View.
The Police Memorial for all NYC Police Officers who have served and fallen in duty.
Well known Fire Station directly across the street from the Twin Towers
The cemetery in front of St. Paul's
One of the first depictions (painting) of the Great Seal of the United States hangs in this church where George Washington was inaugurated as the first President of the US and attended services.
George Washington's Pew at St. Paul's
We then made our way around the WTC site, cutting through a spectacular building by the water front. No idea what the building name was (anybody know? Mrs. Pill believes it's the Hilton...) but the view through the huge wall-o-windows was nice.
OGA Goes Around the Yellow Tape. Nice View.
The Police Memorial for all NYC Police Officers who have served and fallen in duty.
Well known Fire Station directly across the street from the Twin Towers
The cemetery in front of St. Paul's
One of the first depictions (painting) of the Great Seal of the United States hangs in this church where George Washington was inaugurated as the first President of the US and attended services.
George Washington's Pew at St. Paul'sWe then grabbed lunch at my favorite deli, Stage Door Delicatessen ( the Original - www.stagedoordeli.net ). We ate in the peace and quiet of the upstairs room and captured a nice pic thru the window of the front of St. Paul's.
After lunch OGA made their way back to Rockefeller Center and the NHL Store so The Colonel (who had not arrived yet when OGA first stopped by) was able to bask in the glory.
On the way, we passed by one of those famous NY institutions Mrs. Pill had sent me a text message about, reminding me of its proximity...Tiffany's.
Looking down from Stage Door onto St. Paul's
After lunch OGA made their way back to Rockefeller Center and the NHL Store so The Colonel (who had not arrived yet when OGA first stopped by) was able to bask in the glory.
On the way, we passed by one of those famous NY institutions Mrs. Pill had sent me a text message about, reminding me of its proximity...Tiffany's.
OGA then wound our way down to Lombardi's for Pizza in Little Italy (see previous post for scrumptious pizza pic!) On our way, we scooted down the Avenue of the Americas where traffic was blocked off and the entire street for blocks and was lined on both sides with booths for goods/crafts/foods. Quite a sight in NYC...
Sunday Strolling and Shopping the Avenue of the Americas
Next post is a Recap of Day 4 where OGA sees TWO hockey games on Columbus Day at the Nassau Coliseum and and at Madison Square Garden....
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment