Arrived to the flat I took a long shower and went to take a nap..I woke up on the next morning!I didn't want to was to waste my time but it was worthy.the next day my first walk was to the Rockefeller Center,it was close,10min on foot.Staring the gorgeous skyscrapers built in art-deco style I imagined there the huge shiny xmas tree and the people around.in the middle stands the GE building.its Still early morning,7.30,so the streets are peaceful.But I'm getting hungry!time for breakfast!we got some omelet with ham n bacon in the store around the corner,the portion is fairly enough for 2person,American size,or what?there were few tables in the shop to sit n eat,the rest was packed with many kind of stuff.the radio played old hits like 'walkin on sunshine'.Cost of the queen-size breakfast,coffee,0,5l water was 8$.still no crowd on the street but more n more ppl.one of the top attractions nearby was the observation deck of the 30 Rockefeller plaza.the queue was not long to the top, security check, ticket control,about 20 Min in total.good to be there in time!the elevator fly you up to 67 floor high in 30sec!!the view on the top is priceless!!I think this is the best introduction of the city.walk around the deck you can see what New York can offer you!one side the gorgeous view to the central park,a regular rectangular shape green oasis in the jungle of the skyscrapers, on the other side the Empire States Building and many more!time to wake up,good morning NEW YORK!!
Take a breath!
After this sensation we were just hanging around the center, took a long walk till the green oasis of the city, the South-West corner of the Central Park. Sitting on a rock and staring the people, breathing the air of the oak.
This is the garden of the public, here people comes to disconnect from the concrete jungle around or just stop for a moment with the daily rush, on many kind of way: playing baseball, watching the game from the grandstands, lying on a blanket, climbing the trees, feeding the squirrels, jogging, reading a book, flying a kite or just simply enjoying the sunbeams. There is a Zoo in the park, boating lakes, fountains, softball pitches (kind of baseball, but here the ball is bigger, and the filed is smaller, than in baseball), rocks, pavement for walking.
So I enjoyed spending some time here in peace, observing others, and the huge buildings facing to the park.
TimeMachineRockinCafe ;)
After taking a 2-hrs nap we took the direction to the Broadway and the Time Square...
So yes, the place is really busy, noisy,crowded with people, colorful of the lightening billboards... but actually gorgeous! In the middle of the square is a ticket office ( TKTS) where you can get a day-of-show ticket for a Broadway event even on a 50% discount. There was a long queue so we moved on...till the next corner where we discovered the legendary Hard Rock Cafe!!! A huge electric guitar billboard was spinning around on the top of the place, welcoming people. Lets go inside and check out!
Right after the entrance is a gift shop with souvenirs, stairs are down to the bar and the restaurant. The place is really stylish, gives place to live rock concerts or other events, and to increase the sensation of the rock n roll feeling you can find here collection of instruments, stage costumes from the Beatles, and guitars of many legendary rock stars around the wall. My personal favorite was the guitar of Kurt Cobain... was crashed on a gig ;-) Of course I was sitting right under this at the bar and asked for a Bud in memory of Kurt.
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