After some dilly dallying about Coffee, it is always about Coffee with my wife we found a great little coffee shop next to a school. On the way there this little child was so friendly towards us as she was getting put in the car by her dad. I will explain the sweet innocence in this big, massive city later in this blog. Innocence is so wonderful!!
The bus ride took about an hour roughly and it moved and shook. We call them Banana Busses in QLD as they have a swivel section in the middle. Others may call them articulated buses. These drivers sure know how to use their horn and speed along.
Even hearing and seeing the Ambulances with all their different sirens and being stuck in traffic. I again couldn’t help but think wow Life is not worth as much here as potentially by the time the Ambulance fights through the traffic who knows how the person would be. Once again, the size of the city I feel really affects the value and quality of human life.
Walking along the streets and seeing the beautiful old buildings there was such pride in building these buildings. Still, then in a lot of cases the next generation didn’t always want to pay for the maintenance of some of them and so a lot of them have fallen into disrepair. The Freemasons building was a work of art. Now being uptown we decided to head to Columbia University which was one of the places where there were massive protests, and some students occupied buildings. As with a lot of things once something like this happens laws and rules become more strict and Freedoms get cracked down on and we end up now with fewer places to visit and enjoy.
We were meant to get off at the Times Square terminal but sort of missed the memo. Seems the drop-off point is 200 metres from where the bus starts its journey again. We wondered why we were the only people left on the bus. All in the same terminal but I don’t think the Bus Supervisor was impressed as the driver had to do another lap of the terminal after she dropped us off. I was good for us as we then knew what gate we had to get to on the way back. Had a few funny looks as the Awesome foursome made their first Boo Boo today LOL.
We found ourselves in the Times Square area and walked into see all the Neon lights and Billboards. Not as impressive during the day as at night. You are confronted with a lot of people trying to sell you Hop on Hop Off bus tickets on almost every street corner and people dressed as Superheroes who want you to take their picture with them and then ask for tips. Had to rescue Viv from one. I am her only Superhero in navigating and planning her trip.
We then decided to walk to the Grand Masters Freemasons building. Walking along the streets is a mixture of smells with a lot of Weed in the air. I was a bit surprised but when you know that shops are now selling it should come as know surprise. We saw one man with a sign that said “I am being 100% honest I am begging for money to buy Weed” At least he was honest but walking past an occasional person who was virtually passed out or seeing people mumbling and talking to themselves and others appearing to be seeing things it was very sad.
Going from that small girl’s beautiful innocence at the start of the day to seeing people’s lives chewed up, messed up and left to their own devices, I know this probably happens in a lot of large cities but it was just such an eye opener in one way that the will to live is so strong when it appears the world is against you.
Even hearing and seeing the Ambulances with all their different sirens and being stuck in traffic. I again couldn’t help but think wow Life is not worth as much here as potentially by the time the Ambulance fights through the traffic who knows how the person would be. Once again, the size of the city I feel really affects the value and quality of human life.
Walking along the streets and seeing the beautiful old buildings there was such pride in building these buildings. Still, then in a lot of cases, the next generation didn’t always want to pay for the maintenance of some of them and so a lot of them have fallen into disrepair. The Freemasons building was a work of art.
Now being uptown we decided to head to Columbia University which was one of the places where there were massive protests, and some students occupied buildings. As with a lot of things once something like this happens laws and rules become more strict and Freedoms get cracked down on and we end up now with fewer places to visit and enjoy.
We were intending to visit the United Nations but it just happened to be the Annual General Meeting of the Nations. So a lot of streets near there were locked down and also there were a lot of Protesters including even Aniti AI protestors. Lots of police and even some army people around the city as well. Our own Penny Wong will be presenting.
Visiting Central Park we saw one of Clepatra’s needles. the other one is in London. Very weird why they were relocated from Egypt where they were created. This Oblesik was created in 1600 BC. It was moved to Alexandra Egypt in 123 BC tne it was presented to New York Feb 22 1881.
Belvedere Castle was originally built as a lookout, providing sweeping views of the surrounding landscape, it was then converted into a weather station. However, after closing in the 1960s, the castle fell into disrepair and began to suffer from vandalism, which marred its beauty and historical significance. Thankfully, a renewed interest in preserving the site’s heritage led to its transformation into a popular tourist attraction.
Winds of Change 