Sunday, December 30, 2012

8. OUR GOOD BUDDIES FROM WASHINGTON DC

Saturday December 23

Meet our great friends, CHRIS & GREG from Washington the Capital, well actually from Maryland. We stayed with them the first time we visited the states in 2009. They drove 6 hours to NYC to spend the day with us...

A rather chilly morning. Today we saw our first falling snow in NYC. Well actually just a lite flurry but its windy and COLD!
A sister at the stall in York street subway station near Bethel
It's nice and warm in the subway
Downtown Starbucks for free WiFi and a hot drink
We actually showed them something in the USA. Jehovah's name in St Paul's. This oldest church in NYC backs onto Ground Zero. It's now a memorial to the rescue workers who sheltered here during the aftermath.
This is the que to get into the National September 11 Memorial at Ground Zero in Lower Manhattan. It is to remember the 3000 people who lost their lives in those infamous 2001 attacks. It's free but you need a ticket and they manage the numbers inside for security.

Inside


The site plan. When finished there will be a forest of trees with two square pools in the center, where the Twin Towers once stood.
A pool where a building once stood
The names of the victims
Back on the subway
Who are the people in the neighborhood?
Time square

Chris told us she had a little surprise... What could it be?

SURPRISE!!! Shakeela and Danielle, two beautiful pioneer sisters from Brooklyn that we met in Sydney a few years ago. Today was their first day to join the official subway witnessing at 42nd street station.

Fabulous lunch
The gang
Thank you Greg and Chris for a great day together. Well meet again somewhere.
Lots of love
Lloydnalex
 

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