To get from Jersey City where we are to downtown Manhattan you can either drive, take a ferry, or take the PATH. The PATH is a type of metro/subway that connects Jersey City to Manhattan, and today we took it to the World Trade Center (WTC) stop.This was our first time visiting ground zero and when arriving by the PATH you actually go through the ruins where the buildings stood and you can see the reconstruction work out the window as the trains pull in to what was once the basement of those buildings. It was a somber moment looking out and thinking of all the innocent people who lost their lives so tragically at that very spot only a few years back.
Site of former World Trade Center
As can be imagined for a place with such strong memories we weren’t the only ones visiting it and there were others taking pictures and looking at the memorial grounds. Over the fence that was separating the station from the construction we could see work being done on the new buildings that will take the place of the former twin towers.
At the back door of the NYSE
After paying our respects we were off to Wall Street where we filmed a video blog for Grace’s site (www.gracecheng.com) and of course some photos in front of the NYSE.
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can’t believe you’re in my neck of the woods! so, how are you and Pedro enjoying the city? i hope all is well.
listen, i’m sure you two have been bustling around the restaurants scene but if you’re looking for places to go, i recommend:
rockefeller cafe in rockefeller center. it’s on the bottom level - get the crabcakes; they’re delicious.
for cheap food, you can go to the village on macdougal street to a place called mamoun’s - great falafel.
and a couple of blocks away on broadway and 8th street is gray’s papaya, a famous hot dog spot. ask for the package meal that they have, it’s called….the recession special. kind of fits doesn’t it. haha.
and also, around there is the best pizza in new york. I say it without hesitation: Pizza Booth. i promise you two won’t regret it.
of course, you have all the classy restaurants there at your disposal; just ask around and you’ll certainly get more advice than you’ll know what to do with!
again, hope you enjoy nyc. and bundle up…it’s going to be very very cold in the next couple of days.
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Grace!
can’t believe you’re in my neck of the woods! so, how are you and Pedro enjoying the city? i hope all is well.
listen, i’m sure you two have been bustling around the restaurants scene but if you’re looking for places to go, i recommend:
rockefeller cafe in rockefeller center. it’s on the bottom level - get the crabcakes; they’re delicious.
for cheap food, you can go to the village on macdougal street to a place called mamoun’s - great falafel.
and a couple of blocks away on broadway and 8th street is gray’s papaya, a famous hot dog spot. ask for the package meal that they have, it’s called….the recession special.
kind of fits doesn’t it. haha.
and also, around there is the best pizza in new york. I say it without hesitation: Pizza Booth. i promise you two won’t regret it.
of course, you have all the classy restaurants there at your disposal; just ask around and you’ll certainly get more advice than you’ll know what to do with!
again, hope you enjoy nyc. and bundle up…it’s going to be very very cold in the next couple of days.
Michael
Hey Michael,
Thanks for all the great tips! We’ll have to check them out and try that food!
Who can forget the atrocity of 9/11…
haha I could tell you are shivering in the cold Grace