New York City - Day 2 and 3

We've tried to not do the tourist things, since I am one of the established Anti-Tourists of the world, but over the last days have succumbed to a couple. Last night we went up to the top of the Empire State Building, and the view was worth ever penny we spent to get there. You could see the whole world from up there...today's ride through Central Park in a horse-drawn carriage was a bit touristy, but scored major points with Candy...;o)

I tried my hardest to score the biggest Anti-Tourist points possible yesterday. I tracked down the infamous Durian and tried to convince the dude to sell me a piece of one, but he wouldn't. It would have cost about $15-20 to get a whole one, and given that the Bizarre Foods Guy won't eat it, I decided that spending that much money to potentially lose my lunch wasn't a good idea. For the record, it didn't smell that bad, but it did smell of rotten caramelized onions. Little Italy borders Chinatown, so we strolled through there, managing to score a FRESH mozzarella from a local shop. Oh man...I love cheese.....

We went to the area of Ground Zero and Wall Street after the Central Park expedition this afternoon. Interesting to think that on that narrow street Trillions of dollars are spent every day....a subway ride back to the hotel and that's enough for one day.

Check out the pics! There's some good nighttime shots of the city!