We had a spare morning so we walked from the hotel to 5th Avenue to photograph the Flat Iron Building. It was covered in scaffolding and has been for some time. In the evening we took the Staten Island Ferry as a group to photograph the skyline and the Statue of Liberty as we sailed past.
View from our hotel room window looking down 6th AvenuePorcellanosa’s flagship store and showroom in Manhattan. This is a Spanish retailer offering high-end surfaces, fixtures & tiles for the home, bathroom & kitchen.The Flat Iron Building. Originally called the Fuller Building at 175 Fifth Avenue. Unfortunately covered in scaffolding we we saw it.The Flat Iron Building. Originally called the Fuller Building at 175 Fifth Avenue. Unfortunately covered in scaffolding we we saw it.The Flagship Lego Store, 636 5th Avenue NYCThe Home Depot, West 23rd Street, Manhattan. A very classy DIY store. Trades like our own B & QOrnamental Cabbages adorn most of the side walk flower beds.Walking back to our hotel along 6th Avenue.At the Cross Walk you have to obey the signs, this is Don’t Walk!This is Walk.The Staten Island Ferry Terminal. We arrived by subway ready to board the ferry to see the sunset from the boat.This is the Ferry Boat we used, The Dorothy Day, named in honour of the co-founder of the Catholic Worker Movement, who lived on Staten Island. Her maiden voyage was on April 28th 2023.The Brooklyn Bridge (with the Manhattan bridge behind) seen from the ferry before it left the terminal.Zoom shot of the Statue of Liberty with the sunset behind. The cranes are on Staten Island.Leaving the terminal and the setting sun casting an soft glow on the New York Skyline.Closer to the Statue of LibertyStatue Of LibertyStatue of LibertyThe sun setting behind the Bayone Bridge. This is an arch bridge spanning the Kill Van Kull and connecting Bayonne, New Jersey with Staten Island in New York City.Heading back to the Manhattan Ferry Terminal, the Statue of Liberty is now lit up.Statue of LibertyThe New York skyline from the ferryAnother Ferry boat leaving the terminal as we are about to dock.Outside the Ferry TerminalThe terminal lit up at night.
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