New York Tour "Highlights of Manhattan"

Friday we arrived in Manhattan.  Our tour was Highlights of Manhattan.  We gathered in the lounge to await our tour.  We headed for the buses and headed out.  Our guide was Jim and he was very good.  Told us about lots of the buildings here in Manhattan and also those who lived in them.  You know, gossip.  Loved it.

Our first stop on the tour was to Battery Park.  This entire area was flooded during Super Storm Sandy. 

The news people kept telling us about the shore area but in New York, South Street Seaport was completely flooded and will no longer be opened.  They are now planning to tear it down and build condos in its place.  Why did they not tell us about this?

Here in Battery Park there is a great area for you to walk around.  The Statue of Liberty is behind me.  Can you see it in the distance?

Just more pictures of this nice area of the city.

Our next stop was to St. Paul's Chapel.  This was the George Washington attended services.   St Paul's survived the Great Fire of 1776.  It became George Washington's church until the second Trinity Church was built.  It also survived the the 911 attacks.  St. Paul's became the site of a round the clock relief ministry to the more than 14,000 volunteers.  It offered them a place of refuge, where food, medical attention, space to rest, and support were provided to hundreds of rescue workers.  Today, St. Paul's Chapel and historic Trinity Church make up Trinity Wall Street, the Episcopal parish for the community.

This is the Governor's pew.

One of the outfits worn by the rescue workers.

A view of the Chapel from the front.

Washington's pew.

Freedom Tower.

This is where you get your ticket to visit the Memorial Fountain.  I misunderstood and thought we were going to the Fountains.  Will plan better for our next visit.

We returned to the ship but it took us 1 and one half hour with all the traffic.