The Bronx is up and the Battery's down.

And today I think we walked most of it.
Not really, the Bronx is north of Manhattan and you cross water to get to it. But the Battery is South Manhattan and close to Chinatown.
When we left this morning we walked along the East River to Southport. It is the place where the ferries to Staten Island is and a lot of shopping and boardwalk activities are.
We took the Staten Island Ferry ....to, of course.....Staten Island. It was fun going past the Statue of Liberty and taking pictures. It was a beautiful day and we had some incredible views of Manhattan, Jersey City, and Staten Island.
After the Ferry Ride we walked along the water through Battery Park. We saw a statue commemorating the Merchant Marines, a World War 2 Memorial, and the Castle Clinton Museum is where immigrants used to come into New York and before that it was a battery where over 100 cannon used to protect the harbor.
We walked up to the financial district and saw the bronze bull. Saw the stock exchange, and Ground Zero. And we went through St. Paul's Church where George Washington worshipped. It was also the major place of support for the people that worked in the 9-11 collapse of the Twin Towers. There were pictures of the event there. A touching place to visit.
We walked to the Bridge Cafe to have a late lunch. It is the oldest restaurant still serving food. Built in the 1760's it has a long history and has had many different businesses there, including a brothel, a boarding house and the restaurant. It it also supposed to be haunted. Many people have been involved in paranormal events and tell about it. It is a location Luke and Ryan are working on for the Haunted New York Tours.
We took a short break at the apartment to rest and I was exhausted! I had a faceplant on the bed and didn't move for an hour. Having fun is hard, hard, work!
We picked up tickets to a play, off Broadway, called The Fantastics. It was interesting. It was in the Jerry Orbach theatre that is very small, the seats were in a u shape so the stage area was between the side audience. And the actors would come out into the audience in the aisles and perform or talk to us. It was not something I envision coming to the 5th, but it was interesting and fun to see.
A quick cab ride home, a little sandwich for dinner, a blog and I am going to get ready for bed. We will have another fun filled day tomorrow.
Love you and miss you all.