Cyndi and Pat are down to their final day; they will leave this evening. Although I feel they experienced a lot of what Manhattan has to offer, there were several places I had talked about visiting but we simply ran out of time, so this was our last opportunity to squeeze in as much as we could. One of those adventures on the list was Hudson Yards. I had told them about The Edge, and they definitely did not want to miss out. So off we went to my favorite bus stop, to take us to Midtown.
The bus dropped us off at Hudson & Perry Street where we were supposed to pick up a transfer bus. Unfortunately, we were waiting on the wrong side of the street and didn’t notice in time. Rather than waiting, we started walking… and walking… and walking. If there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s this: It’s never a mistake to walk in New York, especially in the early stages of spring.
We got to Hudson Yards, and as I suspected, they liked what they saw. This shopping mall has high-end stores on the first floor: Cartier, Vuitton, Tiffany’s, and Rolex, to name a few. There are also mainstream stores on the upper floors. Our first stop, however, was lunch at Shake Shack. The first photo on the left shows The Edge from the street, and the second shows the view; 104 floors up.
And then there’s “The Vessel” (in the background).
By the time we got back to The Sonder, we had just enough time for a bite to eat and one final drink at Fraunces. After all, they had a long way to go to get home.
Have you ever wondered why New York City is referred to as “The Big Apple?” “The Big Apple” originally meant the best and biggest places to be. It is my understanding jazz musicians were instrumental (no pun intended), coining this as a reference to NYC. How? By way of the following lyrics to an old song:
“There are many apples on the tree, but only one Big Apple.”
Ain’t that the truth?