Last trip of the season...

Well, the weekend finally brought some great weather here in NYC. The sun came back, it cooled down a bit and fall became wonderful again.

We had guests here in NYC for the last few days. We walked in Central Park, we took a look at the skating rink as they were getting it ready to flood for ice. It was crowded, with everyone getting out for a walk in the fall sun.

After our time in Central park, we walked down 5th Ave. We took the time to look at expensive jewelry in Tiffany’s and Co. We saw Rockefeller plaza, and checked out all the tourists skating.

After that, we took our guests for one of our favorite weekend pastimes in NYC. We caught the water taxi on the Westside along the Hudson river. We took it south around the island of Manhattan, all the way to the first stop in Brooklyn. This trip takes about 40 minutes, stopping a various places along the trip. It is a unique perspective of the island, one where you can look at the buildings from afar. It is away from the hustle and bustle, the horns and the crowds. Only the sound of the wind drowning out the noise of the engines. It is a different perspective on Gotham City, one where you can really take in the size of the buildings.

We got off at the first stop in Brooklyn, and after a short stop for some baileys and coffee, we walked up and back into Manhattan over the Brooklyn Bridge.

This is not an expensive thing to do.. The water taxi is cheap, and the only real cost was the coffee and Baileys (which is optional). But it is worth it...

Now the water taxi stops running for the season... I hope we get to do it again next year.