my first stop was the empire state building. the morning was overcast so visibility wasn’t as good as it could be. but i got to the top and took some pictures from the 86th floor and then journeyed to the 102nd floor to see more.
i spent over an hour up on top of the world. then i realized i was hungry. i ate in the restaurant at the bottom of the building. bacon on my burger. good stuff. while there, i found spaz (aka ryan) and made next day lunch plans with him.
ok, next stop: brooklyn bridge. subway again. i am starting to get the hang of this transit stuff. i made it to the bridge after a little wandering around to find the walkway entrance. the walk across the top was one of my favorite walks. the sun was hot, but the breeze made things feel better.
after casually walking around up here and enjoying the afternoon and taking a bunch of photos, i headed back to grab a shower and meet haley and her crew again for their cultural dinner. the restaurant was awash in the east village. the cuisine was ethiopian. lindsey (lindsay? lyndsee?) and i did our duty and cleaned off one of the platters at our table. it was good food. and a few of us headed over for a load-your-own-pay-by-the-ounce/pound yogurt place. phileo’s was the name of it. again, good stuff. and the evenings were better as they were cooler.
oh, and i had to taxi over to the east village since i had screwed up on the direction entry point again and realized i wasn’t going to make it on time if i tried to train it.
>> day 3
