Thoughts on NYC
Bryant Park! My half day NYC journey began when I emerged from the Bryant Park subway station. What a remarkable park! So green, so relaxing, immediately next to the NYPL, and surrounded by a few wonderful buildings.
Another bulding just surrounding the park is the W.R. Grace building. It's really a wonder to look at, with its curved lower levels.
So it's on to the United Nations along 42nd street, where the are a few buildings of note, the first of which is the Chrysler Building. I'd seen it before from afar, but never from so near. Amazing! A couple of other buildings really stood out to me: the Channin Building (which I can't find a photo of - none of these photos are mine, my camera crapped out on me), and the News Building.
It's awesomeness is difficult to capture in a photo, but this was the only one I found that captures some of that, albeit blurry.
Further along there's a stairway, leading to Tudor City Place.
This is what most of the buildings in the area look like, and it's a very cool, isolated spot overlooking the UN. There were plans to develop the area in the late 80s - early 90s, but the area was preserved, and now there's a gorgeous small park that could possibly be the most peaceful place to be in Manhattan.
Coming up: Part 2, the United Nations...and beyond.