Ok, I *think* I have the problem fixed, so here’s some more photos from my week in NYC.
Let’s see, we left off somewhere in the middle of Times Square….
And for those who like chocolate, the Hershey store is inviting….
I didn’t actually try to get tickets to see Letterman, but I did get this picture….
Um, I didn’t see a comedy show at Caroline’s either. I really took this photo in honor of my friends at Sweet Caroline’s, one of my Itaewon haunts. A friendly place where everyone knows my name (well, that’s what I tell myself anyway)….
As long as I am posting boring pics of business marquees, here’s the new Hard Rock Cafe in TS. I did go inside and buy some trinkets as gifts for my Korean friends who like “authentic” American pop culture. Which means they were easy to please….
I was wandering around the streets of Manhattan one afternoon and came across this sign (which my lack of skill with a camera makes hard to read, it says Korea Way in English and Hangul) quite by accident. Lo and behold I had discovered “Korea town”. It was quite fascinating to be amongst Koreans again. I even took advantage and had a lunch of bulgogi bimbibap with all the sides. Not as spicy as I have become accustomed too, but still good…
Like a true tourist I also visited the Empire State Building….
Actually, I had tried to go to the observation deck on a previous visit to NYC but because of low cloud cover I was advised to save my money. This day had clear skies, so up I went. And here is what I saw….
Later in the week, I took the ferry to Ellis Island. Damn, the security was more rigid than at the airport, which made for an hour wait to board. I took some photos while I waited, including these buildings surrounding Battery Park in Lower Manhattan….
And the Merchant Mariners monument. My father was a merchant marine so I thought this was pretty cool…
Made it on board the ferry finally, and caught this view of the skyline as we pulled away. Something will always be missing, but I take strength in knowing that the blood spilled here is being avenged. Our response to the haters of freedom was to help bring freedom to the oppressed. Two towers, two freed nations. It’s the American way….
Lady Liberty in all her glory….
On the approach to Ellis Island, I thought of all the people who had passed this way, following the call of the heart that yearns to be free….
God bless the USA….
