The first day was exciting. We had an early flight to NYC, successfully negotiated the trains with our luggage and made it into Manhatten. I knew Manhatten was busy, but the sheer mass of people is amazing. However, the low numbers of personal cars is also striking. I was amazed at the cabs. Whole streets 4-5 lanes wide, 6 deep filled with yellow cabs and all heading your way!! Jump quick because they don't appear to give way to pedestrians. They looked like lemmings and they drive like crazy, pulling over four lanes if they see a fare. This picture doesn't do justice to the skyline. What look to be small buildings are actually massive.
We saw our first lighthouse (Statue of Liberty) from the train. We had dinner and enjoyed a pair of jazz musicians. Then we walked over to the Empire State bldg for a night time visit. We got the headsets that gave narration about the sights you were seeing. It would have been better for learning in the daylight, but I thoroughly enjoyed the lights at night. We could see the Brooklyn Bridge and out to Staten Island. Tomorrow we want to visit more sites before we board the ship. The adventure has begun!
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