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Monday, May 07, 2012

Subway Adventures


The Subway to Brooklyn - Day 4

Today we rode the infamous subways beneath Manhattan. We rode a couple of trains by accident and had to get off and go back the other way. It's a bit confusing if you don't know which way Up Town, Down Town, Mid Town and Across Town are.

We eventually got the hang of it. We took the subway across to Brooklyn where we walked through a little park and saw our first squirrel. Cute,but too fast for a photo. Then we walked back across the Brooklyn Bridge to Manhattan.


Geoff on the Brooklyn Bridge.















From the Brooklyn Bridge, we took the subway to Grand Central Station. Wow! Now that's opulance! It looks wonderful now, but I can only imagine way back in the 1930s how "grand" it would have seemed.


We walked from Grand Central Station around to the Chrysler building.


Me with that famous clock.






 


The Chrysler Building is one tall statement in concrete and glass!










Then we were off around the corner to the American Museum of Natural History. We never got aroundeven half of the place. It's huge. It's also worth spending a day looking around. We had limited time, so we chose about four different exhibits to visit. I think you'd need a whole day to see the lot. 

 It cost us $35 to get in. They call this a "suggested donation". I wonder what would happen if you "suggested" a different price?

 Next, we were off to the  Empire State Building for a virtual helicopter ride all around and over Manhattan narrated by Kevin Bacon. It was like one of those Disney rides where the seats move and you feel as though you're really flying. Was great.

From there they took us up  - one elevator full at a time - to the 86th floor where the observatory is. So we walked all around the Empire State Building taking various photos.


Inside Empire State Building was all marble and Art Deco opulence.

Outside the Empire State Building.






That was it for our last full day in New York. We bought our GPS Garmin and an internet stick, so I'm all set up to function independently now.

We pick our car up tomorrow and drive out under the Hudson River in the New Jersey tunnel. Fingers crossed.


Manhattan Tours


Day 3

The famous Times Square
 
We went on an organised tour with On Board City Sights. We started out on a bus, swapped to a boat and then back onto the bus again with brief walks around to different sights.

Geoff in front of the New York Stock Exchange building on Wall Street



We started out and finished up just past Times Square. I'd highly recomment this tour. The tour guide was a real dag and really knew his stuff. He made the day fun.


Me with Brooklyn Bridge in the background.





We took the boat trip out to see the Statue of Liberty. It's quite beautiful up close but not as big as you'd think.










The rebuilding continues where the Twin Towers once stood. It's going to be a wonderful sight when it's all completed.










If you look carefully, you'll see a couple of familiar mugs on the big screen on Broadway, near Times Square.








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Casting the Stones

Long before the Tarot became synonymous with fortune telling, Gypsies used the natural world around them to help them see into the troubled hearts of those who came seeking knowledge and guidance.
River stones, gems, crystals, sticks, needles and bones were often used by the dunkerer [dukkerer] or palm reader.
I love using my own set of river stones that I personally hand picked and charged with healing energy.
When I read, I'm not so much telling a fortune, as looking into the heart of the energy surrounding the person I'm reading for. I believe this gives a more accurate insight into what is at the heart of a problem or situation and can provide real, down to earth ways of helping people deal with what life sometimes throws at them.
Casting the stones is something I love and I hope to continue with my readings for as long as life will allow.

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(May Good Luck from me go with you)

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