I’ve become and avid tea drinker and my family knows I get cranky when I haven’t had my afternoon “cuppa.” What better way to experience a city than to have tea somewhere?
Harney & Sons has a tasting room in SoHo. After a long day of visiting the 9/11 Museum, the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, I was fading fast. Fortunately, this location was close to a subway line. (more…)
Both the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island are free. But there’s a catch — you have to buy a ferry ticket to get there.
Because of large crowds, purchasing advance tickets online is recommended. The first stop is Liberty Island and you don’t even have to get off. Some find that the best views of the statue are from the boat. However, it you want to tour the pedestal or the crown, you do need to get off the ferry. (more…)
How do you visit Central Park? It’s a landmass of over 800 acres with seven lakes, a zoo, five visitor centers, two restaurants, gardens, statues and a carousel. Some people spend an entire day there and others just see it from the Plaza Hotel. You can take a guided tour, visit a specific attraction, catch a concert or even rent a boat.
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Poignant. Somber. Sobering.
The last time I had been a tourist in NYC was a few months before September 11, 2001. Although the next trip was two years after that tragic day; we were in the city for a family wedding, not for sightseeing. I got off easy that trip, but knew the next trip would include a trip to Ground Zero.
There are two parts: the memorial, which is outdoors and free to the public and the museum, which lies between site of the original twin towers and charges admission. (more…)