I took the subway to Tribeca and wandered about for a while. It was so very cold, so I stopped for a cup of coffee to thaw out a bit, then carried on with the walk about towards Ground Zero. I couldn’t believe I got a bit lost, but I’ll blame it on the massive construction going on and many roads were closed and diverted. I did find a small gallery commemoration 9/11 and looked at future renderings for the plans to restore Ground Zero. I didn’t spent too long there, I wanted to keep up my body heat.

I walked through the Financial Center and on to Battery Park, which is located right at the southern most tip of the peninsula where there is a memorial for the police. Battery Park has a great view of all the buildings across the Hudson. I also had a good view of the Statue of Liberty, which gave me my bearings. The wind was really blowing and I was getting colder by the New York minute, so I headed along Wall Street and walked past Tiffany’s and up to Chinatown.

I was hoping to find something in Chinatown to buy for my brother, but nothing seemed interesting. So, I headed to West Broadway and found the Billionaire Boys Club shop and found him a great shirt. I finally had lunch and really enjoyed ease-dropping in on the three policemen sitting behind me. I just loved their Brooklyn dialect, made me really feel like I was in New York, not that the cold didn’t.

I headed back to one of the small hotels New York has plenty of and took a nice long hot shower. I was chilled to the bone. But, I wouldn’t have it any other way. New York is beautiful in the winter. I hear it might snow tomorrow, which for me will be perfect!

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