All About David: Day 5: NYC (Part 1)

Today we started using the hop on- hop off bus service we have access to. Today we made through most of mid and lower Manhattan. The first thing we saw of a lot of interest was Madison Square Garden, which is an event center. Then we drove by the largest Macy's store in the world. Next was the Empire State Building, we go to the top of that on Wednesday. Then we drove by the Flat Iron Building. Finally we got off the bus to see Ground Zero. We had a really eerie experience there, right when we got to the site a firetruck came with its lights on and the horn blowing to get cars out of the way. That was what we would have heard that September day. Before looking at the site we went into the church that survived the attacks without a scratch, not even a broken window. The church is St. Paul Chapel which is right across the street from the World Trade Center site. Then we walked around site. The are building the memorial so we couldn't see much, but we did get to see the new WTC Building going up (The Freedom Tower). Then we hop back on the bus and saw the New York Stock Exchange Bull. After that we stopped at Battery Park which is where "The Sphere" is located. The Sphere was once located in the plaza at the base of the World Trade Centers which survived but with holes in it. Then we drove to Rockefeller Center and saw NBC Studios.
We are back at the hotel now taking a rest and getting ready for our special night tour of the city.