With less than 48 hours left until our 12 month travel insurance policies expire and that big white bird flies us back to London, we headed to one of the most popular spots in the city - way up on the 70th floor observation deck of the Rockefeller Center, 259m (850') above the ground.
It is possibly the best view NYC has to offer, and at sunset, you really wouldn't want to be anywhere else in the world:
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| On the left, Brooklyn sprawls out from the banks of the East River right down to the Atlantic shore. On the far right, the latest edition to the NYC skyline glistens in the setting sun - 1 World Trade Center, the tallest building in the USA. Second tallest, the Empire State, has soared over midtown Manhattan since 1931 - it is my favourite NY building. |
Once the sun has set, the walls of light surrounding nearby Times Square set the stage for the best people-watching location in the world. Grab a slice of Brooklyn's own "Junior's Cheesecake" from the take-away counter on 45th Street and take a perch on the famous "red steps".
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| Rosie kicked my arse with her selection here. While I stuck to the the classic plain cheesecake (which was easily the best plain cheesecake I've ever eaten) Rosie opted for the red velvet cheesecake - What you're looking at here, starting from the top of the screen, is a layer of moist red velvet cake , a layer of cream cheese icing, a slab of plain cheesecake in the middle topped with another layer of cream cheese, a second layer of red velvet and a final coating of cream cheese icing covered in red velvet crumbs. Food envy! |
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| Yes, it's touristy and yes it's tacky, but it has to be done. Them's the rules. |
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