New York City Day 3 Part I

We started the day out by heading down to pier 83 for a 2 hour semi-cirle cruise. We rode the subway back to Time Square and caught one of the city buses to the pier. We had not been on a city bus since we were in Vancouver last year. This bus trip was a lot nicer and shorter.

Here is the info of the cruise from teh cruise line website. Experience the grandeur of New York on our 2-hour city highlights tour. You'll enjoy magnificent views of the world's premier skyline and a close-up view of Lady Liberty. Sail down the Hudson, cruise around the Battery, up the East River, and under the Brooklyn, Manhattan and Williamsburg Bridges to the United Nations and back. From Pier 83 at 42nd Street on the Hudson River. The temperature of the day reached 90 degrees so it was a HOT one in NY. Lucky for T and I we are used to that type of weather so it wasn't so bad.

We arrived for the cruise around 10:15 and since our boat was not leaving until 11:30 we had a bit of a wait. The vendor were able to sell a LOT of water while we waited. We met a nice couple visiting upstate New York. I am terrible with names and therefore can't remember who they were but we had a great time chatting while we waited for the cruise to start. We learned that they had seven sons and no daughters which of course reminded me of my grandmother who also had seven sons and no daughters. They told us about a show that sounded really good The Pirate Queen but we were unable to make time to see the show. Maybe next trip.

The cruise was wonderful. To see the island from the water was really exciting. T took the picture of Lady Liberty above. The emotional part of the tour was seeing the area where the towers stood pre 9-11. Even after all this time it is still hard to believe what happened.