May 22, 2006
We left home at 900am and took a train across the Brooklyn Bridge to the south of Manhattan. We stopped at the South Ferry Station and took a ferry to Staten Island to take a closer look at the Statue of Liberty. The statue stood there majestically. Right after we arrived at Staten Island, we took the next available ferry and headed back to Manhattan. We then took a walk around Wall Street, visited the old Trinity/St Paul church and NYSE.
Our next stop was Ground Zero, the place where the World Trade Center Twin Towers once stand. The place invoked a solemn feeling and that gave me goosebumps. As I looked at the cross that stands by the construction site, my tears fell as I felt the pain of those who lost their loved ones during the September 11, 2001 attack. Sigh =(
We headed up north, back to Times Square at about 130pm. We arrived at the TKTS booth a little before 200pm and started queuing up for broadway tickets. Even though the booth opens only at 300pm, there was already a long queue. Never in my life have I done anything close to this. To our delight, the booth opened 1/2 hour earlier that day and we managed to get seven 800pm Phantom of the Opera's show tickets for $59.25 each.
We had about 4 hours or so to kill before the show. We walked around Times Square and spent a lot of time choosing and buying souvenirs. We left Times Square at 500pm and went to the Empire State Building and the Rockefeller Center. We didn't do much at both the places. We merely took some pictures and headed back to Times Square for dinner.
800pm was the highlight of our day. There was a long line in front of the Majestic theatre where Phantom was showing. The theatre was beautiful, just like those we see in the movies. And now, we are experiencing it real life! The show lasted for 2 1/2 hours. Everything about it was beautiful. I love the songs, the costumes, the sound effects etc. I really want to see it again!!
After the show, we took a stroll around Times Square to admire its night view before we headed back to Brooklyn.
Our next stop was Ground Zero, the place where the World Trade Center Twin Towers once stand. The place invoked a solemn feeling and that gave me goosebumps. As I looked at the cross that stands by the construction site, my tears fell as I felt the pain of those who lost their loved ones during the September 11, 2001 attack. Sigh =(
We headed up north, back to Times Square at about 130pm. We arrived at the TKTS booth a little before 200pm and started queuing up for broadway tickets. Even though the booth opens only at 300pm, there was already a long queue. Never in my life have I done anything close to this. To our delight, the booth opened 1/2 hour earlier that day and we managed to get seven 800pm Phantom of the Opera's show tickets for $59.25 each.
We had about 4 hours or so to kill before the show. We walked around Times Square and spent a lot of time choosing and buying souvenirs. We left Times Square at 500pm and went to the Empire State Building and the Rockefeller Center. We didn't do much at both the places. We merely took some pictures and headed back to Times Square for dinner.
800pm was the highlight of our day. There was a long line in front of the Majestic theatre where Phantom was showing. The theatre was beautiful, just like those we see in the movies. And now, we are experiencing it real life! The show lasted for 2 1/2 hours. Everything about it was beautiful. I love the songs, the costumes, the sound effects etc. I really want to see it again!!
After the show, we took a stroll around Times Square to admire its night view before we headed back to Brooklyn.
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