Angles of the Freedom Tower

Happy June 1st and TGIF everyone! I hope everyone gets to have a nice weekend coming up, I know I will. Ive got a a full weekend of museum exhibits and flea markets see.

Last weekend was Memorial day weekend and if you read my previous post you'll see what I did on Saturday, spending it in the city in Union Square. But on Sunday since it was so hot I decided to stay in and change over my winter wardrobe to my summer wardrobe, I have to do this in the fall and summer since I have one tiny closet. I was so happy when I discovered that all my summer clothes are loose on me.

On Memorial day itself I was dying to get to the waterfront here in NYC because of Fleet Week, but I was mostly disappointed because when I did get there I didn't see the Hudson or the East rivers filled with any tall ships or misc military ships like in previous years. But I did get to enjoy my walk around the bottom half of Manhattan island. I got to see the Freedom Tower (suprizingly because of how I started my walk I saw all four views of it.)  The Freedom Tower floors were just finished at the end of April but it is still missing its radio tower to bring it to its full height.

If you do decide you want to do what I did and walk all the way around the lower tip of Manhattan, the best place to start is on the west side at Chambers Street and walk all along the river in the park and come back up via Water Street and end at the South Street Seaport. There are plenty of places to rest, see views,  eat, use restrooms, visit memorials and museums (Jewish Museum, Castle Clinton, and the Museum of the American Indian etc..) You can also bring your bike and dogs if you want to as well because there is a bike path and greenways along the water.

A view of the north side looking south from Chambers Street. 

Looking at the Freedom Tower from the west side in the park looking east, near Vesey Street

 A view of the tower behind the Winter Garden Atrium 

 Docked sailboats in the North Cove Marina. 

Original metal sculpture that was at the World Trade Center site that was once between the two towers. (you can see some of its damage)

Castle Clinton (not really a castle but a fort from the War of 1812 use to protect fighters and guns to fight the British) This fort used be surrounded by water but water line was filled in to extend the tip of Manhattan island, so now its about 100 feet from the water. 

Battery Park Navy Memorial. 

The view from the south of the tower looking north on West Street. 

Lower Manhattan skyline as seen from the Staten Island ferry. The Staten Island ferry is free and offers great views of Manhattan island, New York Harbor,  Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island East river bridges, Brooklyn, Verrazano Bridge, and Staten Island

Verrazano Bridge with Brooklyn on the right and Staten Island on the left

The South Street Seaport and the old Fulton fish market, now restaurants, museums and retail stores. 

An old high pressure fire hydrant thats not in use any more. Firefighters didn't have to hook up a firetruck to this since the water supplying it was under high pressure hence the name.

 The view of the tower from the east standing on Fulton Street.