Just getting off the cruise, we continue our P-Day by making our way to Times Square to get on a double-decker bus tour!
Dozens of double-decker buses fill the (already) crowded street of New York. Because of their favorable ratings, we chose 'Big Bus Tours USA'...and we're glad we did.
Taking the 'Downtown Tour', we had to sit on the open level. After all, this is New York! We would be looking UP most of the time at these incredible skyscrapers.
Like I mentioned, we started in Times Square passing one of the largest digital screens (nearly 24 million LED pixels) in the world. It stands 8 stories high and is the length of a football field...that spans an entire city block.
The 'Bowtie' at Times Square. More than 300,000 people walk through this area on a given day. Many more during the holidays!
The home of the popular show 'Good Morning America' is in the heart of Times Square.
Not a bad seat on the 'Big Bus'. This is the only way to see New York. Let me show you some of the sights we saw...
This is a 76-story residential tower whose exterior is covered with stainless steel waves that reflect the light and transform the appearance of the structure through the day.
Can't remember what this building was....but it was cool!
The Woolworth Building...owned by the five and dime millionaire, Frank W. Woolworth. It was the tallest building in the world when it was completed in 1913.
VERY colorful and different!
This building looks like a 'transporter' from a Star Wars movie!
The Freedom Tower....1776 feet high (a very relevant number!)....can't help but be a favorite...and it was a gorgeous day which was reflected by this incredible structure.
New Yorkers have an award for the 'Ugliest Skyscraper'. Can you guess which building has won that honor? (It is a residential apartment building.)
As we transitioned from touring Downtown NYC to Uptown NYC, we passed a very familiar site...the globe in front of the Trump Tower/Columbus Circle. And we were on our way Uptown!
The best thing we saw on the Uptown tour was Grant's Tomb located in River Park...which was designed by the same men that designed Central Park. The Park was green and gorgeous with lots of trees, playgrounds and great views of the Hudson River. Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885), the famous Union Army Commanding General in the Civil War and 18th President of the United States, and his wife are here. This mausoleum is the biggest in the USA at 8,100 square feet.
Heading back to the middle of town, we passed Bryant Park AND the only public restroom in downtown NYC!
As we returned to Times Square, we had had a full day! A cruise, a Downtown tour and an Uptown tour! We were worn out but started to get our energy back as the lights to all these wonderful skyscrapers began to appear. (Above: The Empire State Building) Yes, we had one more tour to do today....The Night Tour of NYC lights. A fun, exhausting and long P-Day!
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