New York/Epsom/London

Hi there - We had a hectic time in New York and the five days we were there, were all go with so much to see and do.  Here are the remainder of the photos that you haven't already seen ......

 

 

 

 

Bryant Park at night

 

 

 

Times Square

 

 

Fountains in the front of NY University

 

 

A protest on Fifth Avenue outside Trump Tower!!

 

 

A bus tour round Harlem

 

 

Graffiti in Chinatown

 

 

We went to Macy's

 

 

 

 

Look inside

 

 

Beautiful

 

 

 

 

 

The Flatiron Building originally the Fuller Building, is triangular ...

 The Flatiron Building was designated a New York City landmark in 1966

and has featured in some Spiderman films

 

Lovely ornamental fire escapes

 

 

 

You spot ornaments like these as you walk about

 

 

There are adverts changing all the time - fascinating

 

 

This screen was on the H & M Store in Times Square

 and I thought actually we are there

 - so we stood for a couple of minutes .....

 

 

This screen came on and as you look at it to the edge of her left elbow

and above the roof of the yellow taxi

  - that is 'us' on the corner

 

Goodbye New York - we had the best time ever ....

 

Home we came on Wednesday and on Friday off we set to Epsom

 

 

 

Epsom clock tower

 

A stroll down by the river in  Kingston on Saturday afternoon

 

Mr Elf on duty on the festive decorated houseboat

 

A couple of signs that made me chuckle

 

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Off to London on Sunday

 

 

Lovely Liberty doorway

 

 

Regent Street

 

 

Harrods

 

Lovely Christmas decorations

 

 

Cartier - London

 

Cartier - New York .....

MMMMMmmmmmm - New York takes it!!

 

 

Some crocheted Snoopy's in a dish display at Harrods

It's been far too long with no knitting or crocheting around

here so pop back soon and catch up with that.

 

Thanks for popping by

 

 Xx Joy xX

A bit more New York

On arriving back in Manhatten from our Liberty Island trip, we walked up the road and soon found ourselves heading up Wall Street and here was the Charging Bull

On the night of 15th December 1989, the bull was loaded on a truck with a crane and driven to the NYSE by the Artist, Arturo Di Modica and a few friends. The bull arrived unnoticed and unannounced under the NYSE Christmas tree.  By morning it was the BIG story all over the media. It was truly a mystery as no one knew how it got there or who was responsible.   The NYSE officials were not happy to have it there and they tried to get the City to remove it. Around 5pm they took matters into their own hands and paid a private contractor to haul the Bull off to storage in Queens.

However lower Manhattan businessman, Arthur Piccolo read the article and found Mr. Di Modica in the phone book. They spoke and met later that Saturday to survey the space at Bowling Green Park, a few blocks from the NYSE, as the future home of the bull. With the help of Henry Stern, the NY Parks and then mayor of New York, Edward Koch, the bull returned to Bowling Green on the morning of December 20, 1989 and is still there to this day where visitors go for their photos.

 

 

We wandered on up the road - what a beautiful walkway this was

 

 

St Paul's Chapel - Manhatten built in 1766

 

The rear of St. Paul's Chapel faces Church Street, opposite the east side of the World Trade Centre site. After the attack on September 11, 2001, which led to the collapse of the twin towers of the World Trade Centre.  St. Paul's Chapel served as a place of rest and refuge for recovery workers at the WTC site.  For eight months, hundreds of volunteers worked 12-hour shifts around the clock, serving meals, making beds, counselling and praying with fire fighters, construction workers, police and others. The church survived without even a broken window. Church history declares it was spared by a miracle sycamore on the northwest corner of the property that was hit by debris. While the church's organ was badly damaged by smoke and dirt, the organ has been refurbished and is in use again.

 

We walked down the side of St Paul's Chapel

 

 

World Trade Centre

 

 

In we went and there was a lot going on

 

 

Plans on the World Trade Centre site

 

 

New buildings under construction on the site

 

 

This building is finished

 

 

 

You arrive at Ground Zero and the feelings that overwhelm you

are very humbling and you quietly walk around

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S T U N N I N G L Y     B E A U T I F U L

 

What a beautiful memorial

 

Thanks for popping by

 

Xx Joy xX