Blog 752. New York, New York. 600,000 steps for charity.

Started writing, 17.25 hrs 10th March in the Queens Room.

Right now, it is late afternoon on the second of six sea days between New York and Southampton.   I am chilling out in the Queens Room a magnificent ballroom aft on decks 3L and 3.  Each afternoon, white gloved waiters serve Afternoon Tea. Today, a harpist serenaded the tea takers. And now several couples are ballroom dancing to various recorded melodies.  They are serious, precise and a joy to watch. 

Two days ago, 8th March, we docked at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal in the Redhook district. Jo and I had booked our final Cunard Shore Experience, a Small Group Tour of New York including admission to the Top of the Rockefeller Tower.  During a comprehensive tour of Manhattan, we would call for around an hour at Central Park, the Rockefeller Center, Grand Central Station and the 9/11 Memorial Centre. 

Central Park
Empire State Building, One World Trade Center, and just visible, the Statue of Liberty
David at “Top of the Rock” I would complete 600,000 steps of my 1 Million Steps on Two Continents Challenge  for Christian Aid that day, 8th March 2022
Grand Central Station
One World Trade Center, originally, The Freedom Tower.
9/11 Memorial.  This is part of one of two plaques which surround the base of both North and South Towers of the destroyed World Trade Center on which are inscribed the names of every victim.
Close to the 9/11 Memorial Center.

I plan to write in more detail during the next few days.  In the meantime, many thanks for reading. David, 17.59hrs Queens Room, 10/3/22.

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