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Our next day started off cloudy as we made our way to Lower Manhattan or "Downtown". Riding on the New York City Subway is somewhat of an experience as the system is just so vast with long trains departing every few minutes. To tourists like us it seems like an impressive and efficient mass transit system.



We boarded a train at Pennsylvania Station which is located below the world-renowned Madison Square Garden.













We rode a train down to City Hall Station which is surrounded by the beautiful Woolworth Building. Standing 241 metres (792 ft) tall, it was the world's tallest building between 1910 and 1930 and is still an impressive sight! I was hoping to visit the lobby but it didn't seem accessible at that time, so we only marveled at the architecture from outside.











As the station's name suggests, New York City Hall is located at the middle of the park with other city buildings around it.









Frank Gehry's 8 Spruce Street had just opened to residents few months earlier and was one of the tallest residential building in the city. This modern building has 76 floors and stands 265 metres (870 ft) tall.







This are is also where Brooklyn Bridge connects Manhattan with the borough of Brooklyn. It is possible to walk across the bridge and we would do that on another day.







Pier 17 is an interesting quick stop nearby with historic ships docked.





It being June, we were a bit surprised to find a store specialized in Christmas decorations being open for business.



Time to venture deeper into Downtown.



Being a first-time tourist in New York, one can't help but constantly look up to marvel all these skyscrapers.







Not too far from Pier 17 is where a fairly narrow street named Wall Street is located. It is the pulsating heart of the financial world with its famous stock exchange. There is no visiting the building but it looks nice from the outside.









From there we would continue our walk towards the southern tip of Manhattan with many more photos coming soon. I hope you are enjoying this blast from the past!