New York City Spring Break

My view of the Chrysler building from the top of the Rockefeller Center was obstructed by the Metlife building, so this was my first "clear" shot of it. I was still too far away to properly appreciate the architecture of the building, which featured a Art Deco style. Since it is now a private building, there's nothing else that I can say about it.

The empire State Building is now the tallest building in New York City and it tops out at 1,472 feet. It is the most recognizable building in the city and obviously is often photographed by tourists. I didn't go there, but someday upon my return I will make it my # 1 priority to visit this building and report back on it.

I took several pictures of the city because I had the camera in my hand and it told me to do it. I am an educated and respectable member of the 21st century, so I listen every time that technology is talking. The internet allows me to share these pictures with the valued members of this site on a global level, so now it would appear that technology has won. But let it be known that technology cannot function without its human counterpart; at least until Artificial Intelligence becomes smart enough to take over the world from the humans. May God help us on that day. I know that I will become allied with the machines in order to prolong my life. Maybe they'll turn me into a sweet cyborg. That would rule.

From here we had a great view of the Statue of Liberty. This would be my 3rd viewpoint of Lady Liberty, with the 1st being from atop the Rockefeller Center and the 2nd being from the base of Lady Liberty herself. It's nice to see that she's still out there protecting the city.

The city that she guards over has been labeled the "Greatest City on Earth", but I believe that that term was self-generated. It would be just like New Yorkers to give their city that name. I will attest to the fact that this city rocks, but I haven't been to enough of them to pick out the greatest one on Earth.

Jenny and I give a thumbs up with the city in the background. It's great that it only takes a thumbs up to sum up this entire trip. I was very fortunate to be given this opportunity to visit a place that I've never been before. It was so great to have Jenny along so that we could share this adventure together and have plenty of wonderful stories to tell for the next couple of years. Who would've ever thought that two young adults from Wisconsin would ever survive in this crazy big scary city? I'm surprised that we made it back to tell our tales...

The Brooklyn Bridge was built in 1870 and completed in 1883. We were well aware of this when we started walking out on it, but we weren't in fear of dying until we looked down. The walkway was made out of wooden planks, and most of them creaked when we stood on them. The bridge's designer and engineer John A. Roebling built this bridge to be 6 times stronger than it should have been, which has allowed it to remain standing today. Sure, there have been some improvements over the years (most notably the addition of suspension cables that make the picture on the right look like a spider web) but the majority of it has remained unchanged since its completion.