On Sunday, we had a free day from work....so we hopped on the train and headed to the Big Apple! West Point was only about an hour from Manhattan so why not!? It was a very cool train ride down there.....dropped us in Grand Central Station....right in the heart of the city! So, from there we went down to Canal Street to do a little shopping....then to the site of the World Trade Center...Ground Zero. We were there on 9/13....2 days after the anniversary of 9/11. There was still a lot of memorials that were up from the few days before...and I am sure some are up year-round. It was kinda wierd being there....never seeing it how it used to be...a different experience from what others might have...but still VERY emotional just being there. You cannot get a good view of anything from the ground because it is surrounded by chain link fence and construction materials. We went to the Millineum Hotel across the street...went to the 3rd floor where there is a rest & bar....and took some pics from there looking down into ground zero. Amazing.
After that we hit the streets again...walked across the street from ground zero to where there is a church. Amazingly, absolutely NO damage was done to the church....which is where the firemen and survivors took refuge. It has been turned into a memorial now, but was an active church at the time. Another emotional experience...
We headed back to Times Square for dinner and a little more walking around....had a great time there....wonderful dinner!! :)
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