| There are 50 spaces at
the campsite in Jersey City and they are pretty closely packed. |  |
| Today we took the train
to the World Trade Centre and then walked west to the banks of the Hudson.
The view above is of the Jersey City skyline and this is the small marina at
the World Financial Centre. The boats moored here are not cheap. |  |
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The World Trade Centre building which is next to the site of the Twin Towers. |
| We weren't sure what this
is but it is on the Hudson River shoreline between South Cove and Battery Park. |  |
| Above we are looking to
the east across the East River at the Brooklyn skyline. Here we are back at
the southern tip of Manhattan. I need a New Yorker to tell me what all the buildings
are. |  |
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It being the weekend there were lots of events for the family in the park
including this ageing band playing music that we recognised. |
| This is a memorial to
American merchant mariners who lost their lives at sea in wars since the
Revolutionary War. |  |
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The British built a sandstone fort now known as Castle Clinton to protect New
York in 1811. This is one of the 28 guns which have never been used. The US
Army gave the fort to New York in 1823. |
| The walls have been
restored and the fort is now a National Park visitor centre. |  |
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A war memorial listing New Yorkers who died in various wars. At the centre is
a large black American Eagle. |
| There are a number of
items of art along the walk but we were struck by this seat. |  |
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The restored facade of the terminal buildings for one of the ferry routes. Today
the new terminal next door is used for the free Staten Island ferry. |
| Next door is a helicopter
port from which a constant stream of helicopters took off and landed, mainly
with tourists getting an aerial view of New York. They are a constant noise
nuisance to the city. |  |
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The Brooklyn Bridge which carries traffic from Manhattan to Brooklyn. |
| A cruise liner docked at
Brooklyn. There are several cruise terminals in New York's harbours. |  |
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We took the ferry across to Staten Island which gives good views of the
harbour. We were not alone in just taking the ferry across and back. Several
hundred others were doing the same. |
| A view of Brooklyn with a
number of floating cranes in the foreground. |  |
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Several ships were anchored in the roads, presumably waiting for the tide. |
| Another of the waiting
ships in the afternoon sun with the huge suspension bridge from Kings across
to Staten Island in the background. |  |
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This cruise ship was departing from the terminal on the Manhattan side of
the Hudson River. |
| It was five o'clock and
all the cruises were departing. This one was pulling out from Newark in New
Jersey. |  |
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We passed the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island as the ferry returned to
Manhattan. Most of the visitors for the day will have left by now. |
| Another Norwegian cruise
line departing from Manhattan. It is a sister ship to the previous one. It
is to be hoped that the travellers got on the right one. |  |
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We have to get the classic skyline although it isn't quite the same without
the
Twin Towers. |
| This is one of the older
and classic buildings dating from the 1930s. Before the Twin Towers were
built it was the principle feature of the south Manhattan shoreline. |  |
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The entrance to one of the many tunnels carrying road traffic under the
East River. This one is bound for Brooklyn. |
| We returned to the New
Jersey side and found a Cuban restaurant at Hoboken. Jan had salmon and I
had a thin steak. It was excellent but I had to resort to a 'doggie bag'.
The vegetables were fried plantains. |  |
We then walked out to the river and I took the following set of shots of the Manhattan skyline across the Hudson River. I've just about got the panorama function on the new camera sussed.
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