New York New York

New York City was actually quite fun and kind of a cool city where the old and the new meld together as one.

We stayed at Liberty Harbor RV and Marina in Jersey City just a ferry or train or bus ride away.
We did all three to get into the city.

We spent 3 days touring NYC. The first day we took a tour bus from our RV park into and around the city to see all of the highlights. This was kind of an overview tour we took. Having a tour guide to guide to areas we might not otherwise find.  He took us on a walk through Central Park...we saw Strawberry Fields and he told us about the building of the park.  He also took us into St. Patrick's Cathedral.

The next day we took a "Path" train about 4 blocks from our RV park into Times Square where we bought tickets for a Double Decker hop on hop off tour bus. There are about 21 different stops where you can get off and walk around, take pictures and then catch the next bus. We highly recommend this way to tour.  We still walked several miles each day, but it was nice to hop on the double decker bus, ride above the people and traffic with a tour guide to point out all the sights and give us some insight into the history of the city.  This was the City Sights NYC tour. The ticket that we bought for this tour was good for 3 days on the bus and a 90 Minute Harbor Cruise and admission to Liberty Island to view the Statue of Liberty and a night time tour of the city.

The third day we took a water ferry from our RV park over to the Wall Street side of Manhattan where we were able to continue on our hop on hop off tour.

While staying in Jersey City, the PGA FedEx Playoffs The Barclays was happening only about 3 miles from where we were staying. Just so happens that Rory Sabatini was staying in his luxurious motorhome in our park.

So what did we see you ask? Well we spent about 10-14 hours each day in the city. This touristy thing isn't easy when you're old like us :-).
There were quite a few highlights but probably the most emotional was the 9/11 memorial.
Things and places we took the time to see and do were: Times Square, Rockefeller Plaza, The Top of the Rock, Greenwich Village, Central Park, Battery Park, Saint Patrick Cathedral, Strawberry Fields in Central Park (2 1/2 acres dedicated to John Lennon). All in all NYC is pretty damn cool!!!
We took over 1500 pictures in the 3 days we spent in the city. I've paired this down to about 250 or so. You can view them over to the right.