October 10, 2006
New York City (ch. 2)
It's not like we planned to visit Ground Zero. Actually, we just stumbled upon it because I saw this great church. I love old cemeteries. I wanted to explore it more, so we went inside, and it just happened to be a memorial for the events of September 11, 2001. Officially, it's called St. Paul's Chapel and it's beautiful.
The cemetery of the World Trade Center is close by.
For some reason, I really wanted to see Brooklyn Bridge. I have no idea why it had such a hold on me, but I insisted. I got a blister on the way there and back, but it was worth it. The blustery wind and the walking along the bridge really made me happy.
It's kind of a long walk up. Some people suggest walking all the way across, but we didn't have time for that. Tobias Wolff was expecting us. We just had time to be amazed by all the cords keeping us from falling into the harbor.
And looking back at the city.
I finally caught on to Tanker's penchant for making sour faces when I force him take a self-portrait with me, so this time I one-upped him. I can make a sour face, too, you know.
