It has been so many years since I visited New York City (NYC). I didn't think I would ever be back just because there are so many places to visit and saving funds gets hard when you want to help on the mission field. But recently I had to (wanted to) visit an elderly relative in Quebec and decided to extend my trip much further afield. NYC was one of those stops.
In my only other visit to NYC, I wanted to visit the Empire State Building but couldn't due to very inclement weather. They had closed the Empire State Building as a result of high winds.
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| View of the NYC skyline and Empire State Building from my hotel window in Secaucus, New Jersey. |
Would you believe that on this, my 2nd visit to NYC, the effects of Tropical Storm Andrea were being felt through pouring rain and high flood alert? We had lunch, did a bit of shopping and waited for our room to be ready. Later, when I checked into my room and looked out from the top floor toward Manhattan, it was so cloudy and foggy that I could make out only faintly some of the tallest buildings across the Hudson River. I prayed for a peaceful time and for the rains to lift as well as the sun to shine this morning. I wanted to get a photo of the Empire State Building from my room because I wasn't sure I could get a good photo from ground level in Manhattan. I also wanted to visit the Empire State Building in order to see the spectacular views from the top and make up for the disappointment of my first visit many years ago. However, I also readied myself with a story if my visit to the Observation Deck didn't happen due to the weather once again. I was going to tell friends that I had gone down to see the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy but instead I ended up being caught up in Tropical Storm Andrea.
This morning, I was so full of joy when I woke up to sunshine. The sun didn't stay constant but kept coming in and out of clouds. I found that cloudy was better for taking a photo through the glass in my top floor hotel room.
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| This is the beautiful panel you will see in the lobby of the Empire State Building. It is made of 23 Karat gold and silver. I didn't dawdle in taking photos as I wanted to get upstairs as quickly as possible. |
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| View of Manhattan from the Empire State Building. |
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| Another view of Manhattan. |
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| View of the Statue of Liberty. |
I hope you enjoyed these views. I will have a lot more of my trip to share with you when I get home.
