New York in the Winter of 2002
I did a lot of reminiscing yesterday as I went over my ever growing collection of photo albums from trips around the US and abroad. Truth be told, I must have over 50 albums by now as I continue to travel around the world in my quest to visit at least 100 countries in my lifetime. I have blogged about places Marc and I have visited in the last couple of years but none about one of America's premier cities, New York. Here, therefore, is a compilation of pictures from our trip to New York in the winter of 2002. Actually, it was a whirlwind trip as my partner, Marc, and I spent a three day weekend there at that time. I can't exactly recall the reason for the trip. If my memory serves me right, it was either because Marc had just finished a consulting trip to NYC or about to start one. Anyway, our trips to New York have usually been attached to his business trips.
New York had just gone through the sad events of the September 2001 terrorist attacks and things were not quite the same on this, our nth, visit to the Big Apple. We did go to Ground Zero, the site of the fallen Twin Towers to see what it was like.
At the Rockefeller Center. Marc and I ate here on our very first visit to New York together in the summer of 1994
The statue of Atlas carrying the planet Earth
It is not uncommon to see pictures of this statue in travel brochures and travel books about the Big Apple. Just like the Statue of Liberty, this statue of Atlas has likewise become an icon of the city.
In front of Radio City Music Hall
On our last visit to New York which was just prior to Christmas, Radio City Music Hall had a plethora of Christmas shows for the family. It was so touching and fun watching families leave the shows raving about them and smiling big from ear to ear.
In New York's Diamond District
Bryant Park
The Museum of Natural History
New York's City Hall
The crowds gathered at Ground Zero, the area where the Twin Towers used to be
A side view of Trinity Church, New York's oldest church located in the financial district
The facade of the Trinity Church
A view of the Trinity Church from the core of New York's financial district
This church is not far from Ground Zero.
The crowds here were either going to or coming from Ground Zero, site of the fallen Twin Towers Buildings in New York's financial district
The New York Stock Exchange Building
Given the recent events of September 11, many New York buildings were draped in the US flag as a sign of strength and solidarity.
In front of the New York Stock Exchange Building
Federal Hall
It was here where the very first US President, George Washington, took his oath of office
A side view of the statue of George Washington in front of Federal Hall
A frontal view of the statue of George Washington in front of Federal Hall
Standing next to the plaque commemorating George Washington's oath of office as the very first president of the United States of America
The inscription is located at the base of the statue of George Washington in front of the Federal Hall Building.
South Street Seaport
A scene at South Street Seaport, New York's version of San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf
A panorama of New York's financial district, now without the Twin Towers
Another view of the financial district of New York froom South Street Seaport
Another view of New York's financial center from South Street Seaport
Me at South Street Seaport with a view of the Brooklyn Bridge
Doing more sightseeing in New York