Monthly Archives: March 2009
Top of the Rock (Part II)
It’s awful high up here! But it takes less than 50 seconds to get up there, thanks to some clever lifts (sorry, elevators). There’s even a view on your way up, thanks to a cool glass-topped elevator. One of the …
Top of the Rock (Part 1)
Newly re-opened since my last visit to New York, the Top of the Rock is the perfect place from which to view the Manhattan skyline. For a start, you actually get to look AT the Empire State Building rather than …
Streets of New York
It’s always tempting to be distracted when strolling down Fifth Avenue. You know, the shops (was that Abercrombie calling?), the architecture, the bewildering array of pizza joints. But I tried to keep my eyes at street level and take a …