1997 East Coast Trip (part 5)

One of the things I wanted in New York was an infamous crazy taxi driver ride.   We hopped in a cab after Liberty Island to get to the Empire State Building and told our driver what we wanted, and he was happy to oblige!  We went careening and zooming through lights, horn honking a few times, swerving in and around traffic.  It was a whole lot of fun!  We wandered through the streets of New York because buying our ESB tickets there was a wait time.  We watched as peddlers sold watches and assorted items along the street; lots of little vendors selling food items such as "hot dogs with the worx".













Another silly little thing that people don't know about me ... I definitely wanted to go into some place "adult", just so I could say that I did!  And down the side street I noticed a purple sign.  I walked on down to the door, nervous as all get out, and opened it, never knowing what to expect!  There was a front desk, and I grabbed one of these purple advertisements.  Glancing around, I notice scantily clothed women dancing on tables.

Needless to say, I didn't hang around long - just long enough to say I'd "been there, done that!!!"

















When it was time, we got in line to take the elevator
up to the 86th floor of the Empire State Building.
It was a high speed elevator and took no time at all!
Whoosh and we're there, the doors open and you can
walk all around, looking out over the city.  It's a long
way up -- too high for my liking!  Looking to the
south, you can see Wall Street, the World Trade Center
Buildings (The Twin Towers) the Verrazano Bridge
and the Statue of Liberty!   There was also a snack
bar and souvenir counters.  This building has been
called "the cathedral of the skies" soaring more than
a quarter mile into the atmosphere above Manhattan.
From the ground, looking up, you can't see that much :P