I left off yesterday’s adventure in High Line Park looking toward the Edge in Hudson Yard. As we got to Hudson Yard, the Vessel was the first visual experience. We did not walk to the top of this structure. Apparently after 3 suicides from the top the city apparently considered closing it. Instead they will not allow anyone to enter alone. Hopefully that will be sufficient. It would be a shame to close this to the public.
Next I met King Nyani –
Then we got in line to go the the Edge https://www.edgenyc.com/en 100 floors up. Even with the cold wind and a bit of drizzle it was spectacular. There was about an hour wait in line and there were very entertaining visuals that made the wait go reasonably fast. While everyone was masked, there were no requirements to maintain distance which felt very strange after over a year of trying to make sure you were not within 6 feet of anyone indoors.
The tall plexiglass surrounding this platform really disappears into the background. It back of the photo is the queue of people waiting to take photos in the very tip of the platform. The group in front of us looked as if they had planned their poses ahead of time and they each did multiple standing and sitting poses. I should have given it more thought…
After this very cold experience, a cup of coffee was in order and following the respite we went east to visit the new Moynihan Train Station. It is not fully open yet but trains are arriving and leaving. At the entrance we walked in there was this piece of art was suspended from the ceiling of the entryway – an upside down cityscape. The openness and light of this new station will make travel feel entirely different than Penn Station.
The day ended with a early outdoor dinner (in a unheated tent) with another Pfizer colleague. Just being shielded from the wind made it pleasant enough for an hour. This was a fabulous. day even with the wind, cold, rain and drizzle.
Today I had breakfast in Montclair NJ with another exPfizer colleague and got to experience the challenge of parking in a town with limited public parking. After parking 3 times only to find out it was reserved for residents, I found some street parking.
I played Scrabble for the first time in decades. I have not played it enough to ever feel like I was good at it but it was a perfect way of passing time while it rained outside. The rain is supposed to stop tonight. It will mid50s for my late morning walk along the Hudson with a friend, followed by lunch with a different friend and finally a late afternoon cycling adventure along the Hudson in Palisades Park and perhaps across the GW bridge into NYC. I am a bit nervous about the bridge but I will be riding with someone who knows what they are doing. The sun is supposed to be out by then with temperature in the 70’s. Can’t wait.
Tamara Unleashed 