Breathtaking
The flight home wasn’t quite as perfect as the flight out. We got stuck on the tarmac at the airport for what must have been over an hour because if the queue of planes in front of us, something that the pilot claimed he didn’t know until after we had left the terminal. When we finally did take off however, it was a marvellous sight out the window to see New York at night disappearing behind us.
Speaking of New York at night, I must tell you all about being at the top of the Empire State Building at 7:30pm and looking out over the city. Absolutely breathtaking. Sitting writing this and thinking about it now, it just makes me want to go back again. It was really windy, so one side of the viewing platform was closed because it was too dangerous, but there was still enough of it open to allow you to stand there and more than admire what was laid out in front of you. I’ve been to the top of the CN Tower in Toronto before, but this exceeded that experience on almost every level. There are simply not the adjectives to properly describe just how majestic the view is from the 86th floor and I highly recommend that anybody wishing to experience something wonderous makes sure to take advantage of the opportunity should they ever find themselves in the city.
I really enjoyed my time in the Big Apple. People were generally friendly enough (although they seemed to either be really friendly or really dour, and never somewhere in-between) and it totally lived up to my expectations. I’d come again.
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