New York City - November 2008

56 people joined Laurie's Tours in late November, 2008, with Laurie, Linda, and Earl, the bus driver. Click on any photo to start the slide show.

Arrival in New York City: Harlem
Our tour guide, Rafaela, is a native of New York City
Duke Ellington Statue in Central Park
First glimpse inside Central Park
Central Park
Central Park
Central Park
Our Tour Group in Central Park
Central Park
Lucille in Central Park
Rafaela, our tour guide
Central Park
Central Park
Central Park
We leave this part of Central Park
Laurie and Linda check things out before we leave
Empire State Building off in the distance
Mid-town Manhattan
Lots of people shopping - this was the day after Thanksgiving, Black Friday
Horse drawn carriages
Outside the Trump Tower
The IMAGINE Mosaic monument to John Lennon in Central Park's Strawberry Fields
Central Park
Central Park
Dinosaur Topiary at the American Museum of Natural History
Times Square - where the ball drops on New Year's Eve
Times Square
Times Square
People looking for half-price tickets at TKTS
Mamma Mia! - one of many on- and off-Broadway productions
The Empire State Building (left of centre)
The Chrysler Building
Grand Central Terminal
Grand Central Terminal
Grand Central Terminal
Grand Central Terminal
Grand Central Terminal (Chrysler Building on right)
Building a Christmas Tree from the top down
South Street Seaport
South Street Seaport
South Street Seaport
South Street Seaport
Bungee jumping at South Street Seaport
Panorama of New York Harbour - Brooklyn Bridge (left)
South Street Seaport vendors
South Street Seaport
Jonathan Livingstone Seagull lives here
Skyscrapers galore
Apartment dwelling
Interesting statues on many buildings
St. Paul's Chapel, an Episcopal Church, hosted rescue workers following the 9/11 terrorist attack in 2001
St. Paul's Chapel is located directly across the street from the former World Trade Center
Memorial Altar at St. Paul's Chapel
Wall hanging at St. Paul's Chapel
Fire Fighter and Police badges
Mural of Helping Hands
Flag of Honor - names of 9/11 victims are imprinted in the flag (see insert)
Cots used by 9/11 rescuers at St. Paul's Chapel
Freedom Tower is under construction
Panorama of Ground Zero from the World Financial Center
World Financial Center
World Financial Center
Memorial Fountain at World Financial Center - note
World Financial Center
Apartment dwelling on Manhattan's lower west side
No mortgage was ever taken out for construction of the Woolworth Building: $13.5 million CASH in 1913
Water towers exist on top of most buildings because of the city's gravity-driven water supply
Filene's Basement on the left
Flatiron Building on 5th Avenue in Manhattan
Flatiron Building
Flatiron Building
United Nations Headquarters
No flags flying at United Nations Headquarters: General Assembly was not in session
The Plaza Hotel (with a Canadian Flag)
Lucille, Ian and Virginia wait for the Staten Island Ferry
Verrazano-Narrows Bridge from the Staten Island Ferry (heavy mist and rain)
Statue of Liberty
Statue of Liberty
Statue of Liberty