[bigwill51534]

These pics are from this past weekend. We went down to NYC (again) for Fleet Week. We pretty much visited new things, and stayed in the Manhattan Sharitan Hotel. It was a 3 star hotel, located in the Lower East side of Manhattan. We got to take a trip on a cruise boat, that took us around the Statue of Liberty, around the island, and up just past the Brooklyn Bridge. It then turned around, and went back. It ended up being a 2 hour trip in all. Anyway, here are some pics.


View from our hotel room (16th floor)



Carnival Cruise Ship we passed by. This thing was huge!



An old Ship we passed by



The same Ship, plus another



View of the Empire State Building



Pic of the NYC skyline, using long exposure on the camera. I liked the red/white/blue skyscrapers



Another night pic



Another pic of the lights. That obstruction is a pipe in front, as I had to lean against the canopy to get a somewhat still pic.



Effects of a bad NYC fire. Can't remember the date, but firefighters couldn't respond becuase of the traffic on the Brooklyn Bridge



Another pic of the effects of the fire



Pic of a fortress we passed by



Cool sunset pic on the city's horizon



Pier the Titanic was scheduled to arrive at, on April 17, 1912. Of course, it never arrived, so the pier sits bare



Another pic of Titanic's pier



The UN Building



Pic of the old WW2 Aircraft Carrier, USS Intrepid



Another pic of the USS Intrepid



Pic of where one building of the World Trade Centers used to stand



Pic of where the second World Trade Center used to stand


I know, the pics aren't too great. The boat was constantly rocking and rolling with the waves. The night pics were taken using a long exposure time, making it impossible to get a good pic on the boat. It was a great trip, and well worth the cash. The boat tour cost us $25 per person ($50 altogether), and the hotel room was $155 (normally $225). Plus we had train rides to/from, food, taxi rides, and a new purse for my wife. It was a good getaway, but was not long enough...

~Will Courtier~

[mistawiskas]

Fleet week sounds neat, I'd like to Make it to the rose festival in Portland, they have (kinda) a fleet week for that.

[Chris]

Sweet pics.

I <3 New York.