When we decide to take a real walk it's usually to take Benny so that he can get some exercise... We found a new dog park recently and this is the route we take when going there.
Starting out we saw some sort of line going around one the buildings near the apartment. Who knows what they're waiting on. New iPhone or some kind of sale? or maybe extras in a movie??
Every time I see this place I wonder if it's where the Soup Nazi came from.
This is Fraunces Tavern. George Washington used to frequent it.
Made our way around to the American Indian Museum. Every time we go by here I want to go. It's free to go in and open seven days a week.
Tourists going to or coming from the Statue of Liberty.
Battery Park and Castle Clinton National Monument. Way back there is an old circular fort and the line you wait in to get on the boat to the Statue of Liberty. Sometimes they have people come in and sell good around this park. We've frequented a few times and enjoyed the local wares.
They've set up these globes all designed with different themes.
Some of our favorites.
Benny chasing pigeons.
Rebel.
A sculpture on one of the piers looking out the Statue. Not sure what it's all about. Haven't read up on it yet.
World Trade Center view. Almost to the dog park...
Here's the dog park. Much nicer than the one by our place. It was pretty empty today so we ran around and chased Benny ourselves.
Here are some older pics from the park...
What the dog park usually looks like.
After we left today he made a new friend.
We took another way back around the water. This is Brookfield Place.
(click to see this one closer)
You can see our apartment all the way from the Hudson River on the other side of the island.
World Trade on the left. The Oculus is over there (center right) with the white wings that look like bones. That's where I get on the subway.
Tina called this one from pretty far away. It's a portion of the Berlin Wall donated to Battery Park City. This was on the Eastern side of the inner wall not exposed to the West.
South WTC Memorial.
We're back and everybody passes out.
Just spectacular! Are you beginning to feel like it's "just your neighborhood" now or are you still in awe that you live among so many historical places and cultural landmarks? Brookfield Place looks like it's near where I met Reena for lunch, on the water outside the Amex building. So beautiful. Love this post of you, Tina, and Benny enjoying your walk around the neighborhood.
ReplyDeleteI didn't read yours until I posted. I think it's weird we both referenced presidents and Native American history. Ha brothers.
ReplyDeleteIt's funny you mention "my neighborhood" mama. I was just telling Tina that coming out of the subway on my way home used to take my breath away. Now it's more normal and I kind of miss that feeling. We still find things to get excited about though - ha!
ReplyDeleteYeah pretty crazy Bert.