New York
Last stretch of the road trip that started in Orlando. We arrived from Philadelphia on 13 February 2008, returned the rental car the first day, and stayed four nights at the Belvedere near Times Square. World Trade Center site (still a working pit), Brooklyn Bridge, Wall Street, Times Square, FAO Schwarz, the Empire State Building, the American Museum of Natural History, and Central Park. I came back in December 2015, March 2016, and October 2025 and usually did much the same circuit, sometimes skipping the museums and going shopping at a big outlet in New Jersey whose name I don't remember. In October 2025 we stayed at the Hilton Garden Inn near Park Avenue, went to Radio Bakery in Brooklyn, and cycled along the river.
- Unterkunft
The Belvedere
Besucht: 13.02.2008
Ankunftshinweise: Drove from Philadelphia; returned the rental car on the first day
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Four nights, close to Times Square. End of the road trip from Orlando — we had had the same rental car the whole way.
- Historischer Ort
World Trade Center site
Besucht: 13.02.2008
Wie ich dorthin kam: Zu Fuß — Walk
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The foundations of the Twin Towers — still rubble, with machines working at the bottom.
- Historischer Ort
Wall Street
Besucht: 13.02.2008
Wie ich dorthin kam: Zu Fuß — Walk
- Sehenswürdigkeit
Brooklyn Bridge
Besucht: 14.02.2008
Wie ich dorthin kam: Zu Fuß — Walk
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We somehow got lost and couldn't find my dad for a while.
- Sehenswürdigkeit
Times Square
Besucht: 14.02.2008
Wie ich dorthin kam: Zu Fuß — Walk from the Belvedere
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I bought many Lego models at the Toys R Us here.
- Sehenswürdigkeit
FAO Schwarz
Besucht: 14.02.2008
Wie ich dorthin kam: Zu Fuß — Walk
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Still open then, in the GM Building — where the Apple Fifth Avenue cube is today.
- Sehenswürdigkeit
Empire State Building
Besucht: 15.02.2008
Wie ich dorthin kam: Zu Fuß — Walk
- Sehenswürdigkeit
American Museum of Natural History
Besucht: 15.02.2008
Wie ich dorthin kam: ÖPNV — Subway
- Freizeit
Central Park
Besucht: 15.02.2008
Wie ich dorthin kam: Zu Fuß — Walk from the museum
- Unterkunft
Hilton Garden Inn Midtown Park Ave
Besucht: 15.10.2025
Wie ich dorthin kam: Sonstiges
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October 2025 stay, close to Park Avenue.
- Restaurant
Radio Bakery
Besucht: 16.10.2025
Wie ich dorthin kam: ÖPNV — To Brooklyn
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Greenpoint. This last time we also went to Brooklyn for Radio Bakery.
- Freizeit
East River, Greenpoint
Besucht: 16.10.2025
Wie ich dorthin kam: Fahrrad — Cycled along the river
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Cycled along the river after the bakery.
Routenübersicht: The Belvedere → World Trade Center site → Wall Street → Brooklyn Bridge → Times Square → FAO Schwarz → Empire State Building → American Museum of Natural History → Central Park → Hilton Garden Inn Midtown Park Ave → Radio Bakery → East River, Greenpoint