The plan to spend 3 full days exploring Manhattan was dampened a little with a forecast of 72 hours of soggy weather, thanks to Tropical Storm Lee that cast a rain band all the way from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada.
The first day we woke to rain but the ferry was only 100 metres away, so we pulled out the raincoats and headed into New York. We walked down Wall Street, snapped photos of the New York Stock Exchange and then made our way to Ground Zero – World Trade Centre site.
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| NY Stock Exchange |
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| One World Trade Centre |
We then braved the NY Subway - wet coats, pram, lots of steps and one very independent little girl ho insisted on walking up and down the stairs on her own!
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| Kids on NY Subway |
As we exited the subway on 42nd Street the rain was teeming. We walked to Times Square but it was difficult to get the full impact of the place with the rain and all the tourists, us included, seeking whatever shelter the buildings could provide.
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| Soggy Times Square |
We made a beeline for Toys R’Us, 3 levels of kid heaven including a merry-go-round. We happily spent over an hour playing in the store until it was time to go. Chloe received the fireman’s carry out, kicking and screaming.
After lunch we hailed a taxi to Richard’s cousin’s place in West Village. Richard hadn’t seen Mel for over 12 years. We’re good friends with Mel’s sister Vicki, so it was nice for me to finally meet Mel. We spent over 2 hours there, drying out and enjoying the company of other adults. Mel had a box of toys for the kids to play with and they happily played the entire time – another miracle….
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