Day 3 - Blogabond

In the morning we decide to wander in the general direction of New York Public Library and Grand Central Station and see what we encountered along the way. Although the library was a let-down being completely covered in scaffolding and sheeting, we discovered Bryant Park at the back of the building. Although it was winter and therefore deserted, we could imagine how pretty the place would look during the summer, and we saw a little carousel that seemed so out of place surrounded by towering skyscrapers.

Bryant Park

Carousel/ sky scrapers

Grand Central Station is another fantastic building (puts London's stations to shame) but again it was impossible to get a photo that would do it justice, because of the lighting.

Thanks to the rain, we spent the afternoon at the famous Museum of Natural History. The place is so huge that we were only able to take in the dinosours, extinct animals and a few ancient civilisations before we collapsed underneath the giant whale along with many other visitors who apparently had the same idea. It was funny to see so many people just lying there on the floor staring up at the huge belly of a whale suspended in mid air.

The famous whale

American Museum of Natural History

Despite the fog that was descending over the city, we realised we would have to go to the top of the Empire State Building that night, as heavy rain was forecast the next night. So, after a lot of queueing and an ear-popping elevator ride to the 86th floor we found ourselves outside on the viewing platform in what seemed like gale force winds, waiting for glimpses of the city below in the moments when the fog cleared. Definitely an unmissable experience, but obviously much better on clear nights.

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lucy3119 on May 17, 2010 from New York, United States

from the travel blog: New York 2010

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