Well well well...Day 3 begins with a trip to Times Square to find the hop on hop off bus. The street hustlers descend on you like bees to the queen. Once you admit you are interested in the bus the negotiations begin. $75 each? Nah thanks I can book online for $62 ok then $62? Nah thanks I can do that online. Ok $58....sold sir.
The bus goes downtown basically past the parts of the city in lower Manhattan we've already seen. The Bridge, Wall Street, the charging bull...So we get off on the Battery Park stop and head for the best free tour ever. The Staten Island Ferry. Hustlers outside the terminal trying to sell you a ticket on the free Ferry. This despite the signs saying don't buy a ticket from these con artists. We saw people stopping.
The Staten Island Ferry. which I'd never been on instead opting to spend hundreds on river cruises to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island is free. Have I mentioned that? You pile on like a Greyhound Bus and swiftly go up top to claim your spot (right side on the trip to SI and left for the trip back. Really, the trip is just as good as paying to see the Statue if you have no interest in getting off. Once you get to Staten Island, the masses tend to get off and get back in line to go back because nobody really wants to be where all the racists live in NYC. A man with headphones and an enthusiasm for what he was listening to with a WOO HOO every 30 seconds seemed to be mental but he also conversed with people with a huge smile so he was probably more normal than us.
NYU students had a tent city set up so as to not miss out on the cause of the day.
Pizza stop at a NY style pizza place with pictures of famous people posing with the owner including criminals like Donald Trump. Also Obama and Hillary so at least the guys an equal opportunity poser. The NY style pizza was heaven.
So off we go to the upper east side where we will find 30 Rock. Top of the Rock is $35 each to go up. A studio tour was sold out (been there done that but MM had not). Up to the top we went, posed on the beam, looked out over the city, dodged the tourists and had a great time.
Back down and out into the streets. Walking down the block to St Patrick's Cathedral. Again, the tourists have clogged up the entrance and as we enter notice there is a wedding going on. A small wedding with maybe two pews of guests....and thousands of gawkers. Love to see those pics. The bride and groom can claim that thousands attended and they wouldn't be lying. Lit a couple of candles for deceased parents and exited. It really is a beautiful place, believer or not. I find churches peaceful and a place to gather your thoughts even if the reason for their existence is making money for the cults.
Down the street is the palace of evil called Trump Tower. Yeah, its right there and flipping it off is a must do for any tourist. Fuck that evil prick and his entire family. Show your disgust. We did.
Catch the subway at Central Park for the short trip back to the Square to get ready for tonight's Broadway play entitled Appropriate or as we found out....Appropri-ATE.
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