Showing posts with label New York. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New York. Show all posts
US East Coast Day 5: Brooklyn Promenades, Brooklyn Bridge
On January 16, 2008 we started by heading out to the Broooklyn Promenades where we could see the Manhatten skyline from another angle.
US East Coast Day 4: Roosevelt Island, Central Park, Musical
On Jan. 15, 08, the 4th day on my stay in New York, we first went to Roosevelt Island to get a view of the Midtown Skyline.
Taking the elevated subway line:
Taking the elevated subway line:
US East Coast Day 3: NYC: Rockefeller Center - Top of the Rock, Nintendo World Store, Colbert Report Taping, Times Square
On Jan. 14, 08 my friend and I headed out to the "Top of the Rock" observation deck on the top floors of the GE Building at Rockefeller Center.
The tickets for going up to the "Top of the Rock" were pretty expensive. One ticket per person was $17.50. The tickets were "timed" so you had to arrive at your scheduled time printed on the ticket. We bought our tickets online and printed them out (seems to be a recent trend in tourism now). We decided to go to the observation deck at Rockefeller Center versus going to the one at the Empire State Building because I had read reviews on Trip Advisor of how crowded the the observation deck at the Empire State building was. And besides wouldn't it be better to see the Empire State Building instead of being in it? (I had been to the Empire State Building when I was a kid but now have vague memories of it...)
January is a nice time to visit New York and other popular tourist cities, because there are almost no crowds. We almost had the whole observation deck to ourselves:
Model of Rockefeller Center at the lobby:
New York skyline:
The tickets for going up to the "Top of the Rock" were pretty expensive. One ticket per person was $17.50. The tickets were "timed" so you had to arrive at your scheduled time printed on the ticket. We bought our tickets online and printed them out (seems to be a recent trend in tourism now). We decided to go to the observation deck at Rockefeller Center versus going to the one at the Empire State Building because I had read reviews on Trip Advisor of how crowded the the observation deck at the Empire State building was. And besides wouldn't it be better to see the Empire State Building instead of being in it? (I had been to the Empire State Building when I was a kid but now have vague memories of it...)
January is a nice time to visit New York and other popular tourist cities, because there are almost no crowds. We almost had the whole observation deck to ourselves:
Model of Rockefeller Center at the lobby:
New York skyline:
US East Coast Day 2: New York City: Statue of Liberty, Financial District, Chinatown
On Jan. 13, 08 I started my first day exploring New York City. I stayed with my friend's family in Brooklyn so I went around sightseeing with my friend.
The first thing we did was buy a Metrocard for transit. The 7 day pass for $24 allowed unlimited access to buses and subway trains. Although we didn't really get our money's worth (one ride on the subway cost $2 no matter how far you go), it was better than fumbling around with change.
New York City Subway:
US East Coast Day 1: Vancouver-Dallas/Ft. Worth-New York
On Jan. 12, 08 I started my week long trip to New York, Philadelphia and Washington D.C.
Usually a flight from Vancouver to New York direct would be about 5 hours, but since I redeemed my flight from Japan Airlines mileage bank, I had to fly with American Airlines (their alliance partner).
Since American Airlines no longer has any direct flights from Vancouver to anywhere else but Dallas, I had to fly to Dallas to change flights. They used to fly direct to New York, Boston, Dallas, Miami, Washington D.C. if memory serves me right when they had a partnership with the now defunct Canadian Airlines.
Arriving at Dallas, the airport is so big that you have to board a train to change terminals to get to your next gate:
Usually a flight from Vancouver to New York direct would be about 5 hours, but since I redeemed my flight from Japan Airlines mileage bank, I had to fly with American Airlines (their alliance partner).
Since American Airlines no longer has any direct flights from Vancouver to anywhere else but Dallas, I had to fly to Dallas to change flights. They used to fly direct to New York, Boston, Dallas, Miami, Washington D.C. if memory serves me right when they had a partnership with the now defunct Canadian Airlines.
Arriving at Dallas, the airport is so big that you have to board a train to change terminals to get to your next gate:
