Empire State Building

Tuesday got off to a very bad start when Emily, one of our members, fell while leaving her coach and broke her ankle. We all feel the loss of “family” members as Emily and Jackie have to leave us while she has surgery and recovers. We wish her a good and strong recovery and look forward to seeing them back on the road as soon as possible.

Our leaders arrange for us to enjoy many aspect of NYC by including in our tour CityPass cards for the tour buses, New York passes for entry into museums and other attractions and MetroCards for the PATH train from New Jersey and the subway in New York. This is an advantage of our having someone plan the trip for us.




We put these cards to use by invading the PATH train and then walking to the Empire State Building. After a taking the Skyride, a bone jolting simulated spaceship ride over the City, we joined the thousands of people who took advantage of a clear day and blue skies to go up to the 86th floor of the Empire State Building. What a view!


Coming down to street level, we split into various groups and sampled a variety of cuisines. Then we either walked or continued on the blue CitySights buses exploring more of Manhattan. The guides on the buses shared history, local gossip and opinions on our tours.


For dinner we gathered together at Trattoria Trecolori where we had an excellent Italian buffet ending with cheese cake or tiramisu. Then we walked a couple of blocks through the theater district to the Ambassador Theater to see Chicago with Jerry Springer. While we gave him mixed reviews, the set where the orchestra was the center of the action and the continuing cast received great praise.