On Feb 4th, we had some last minute activities. My suitcase is overweight so I had to repack to drop weight - down to just over 40 pounds. We pack our case and head for the airport. The flight to Toronto was uneventful so we cleared customs - our flight to Newark was delayed to just after 7:00 pm and it was just 59 minutes long.
Newark Airport is "interesting". We put our bags on carts, jumped on the train to another terminal and grabbed a shuttle to Holiday Inn, Newark. After we settled in, we met for a glass of wine and made plans for the next day.
Feb 5th - just now realizing we are actually on our way to India. After breakfast with Tom and Shirley, we bought a Quick Pass for the train to downtown New York getting off at the World Trade Centre (Ground Zero). It was an unbelievably busy spot. I cannot recall seeing so many people all at once heading for the subway trains.
Then we realized - this was the day of the "Ticker Tape" parade for the Super Bowl Champion - New York Giants. No wonder there were so many people. We walked along Broadway and were shocked at the amount of paper on the streets - and in awe of the process used to clean it up. It sure did not take too long.
We wandered down to have pictures taken with the Bull near Wall Street, looked over the bay to see the Statue of Liberty, Memorial to those Lost at Sea and Ellis Island (where all the immigrants went as they came to the USA). We even had pictures taken with the Statue.
We did some shopping and eventually sat at the Amish Market for some rest before heading back to the hotel.
We did take time to see the progress on Ground Zero efforts. It is an eerie place but lots of activity going on. I stood several times from different vantage point imagining what it must have been like the day the planes slamed into the buildings killing so many innocent people.
Feb 6 - after a good night's rest we went to Penn Station, grabbed a train and headed into the city again. We did some shopping, had a beautiful lunch at Ruby Foo's Dim Sum & Sushi Palace (excellent food), then headed back to the hotel for a late check-out.
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