West 34th Street is well known for a movie and a building. The movie is "Miracle on 34th Street" which featured The Santa from Macy's on W34th St. and the building is the Empire State Building.
Those were today's destinations.
Some of the windows at Macy's...
But that distinction will be eclipsed again when the new World Trade Centre tower is completed.
The following pics were taken from the 86th floor of the Empire State.
The tallest structure in the shot is the new World Trade Tower.
The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island in the distance.
The Chrysler building in the centre of the shot.
Yet another outdoor skating rink in the middle of this photo. This would be the fourth we've come across while wandering the city.
This will be the last entry in the New York blog as we look forward to getting home tomorrow.
Oh, one last thing. While enjoying a glass of wine in the hotel lobby this evening, we struck up a conversation with another couple. They were locals, at least relatively speaking. They asked how we liked the city and what we'd done and seen. When I spoke of the Ground Zero Memorial, the woman began to tear up as she told me her husband sitting beside her, was one of the lucky ones, a 9/11 survivor.
They were off to see Pink in concert and despite their (more accurately her), taste in music, it was great they were able to do it. Together.
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