New York - Times Square & Rockefeller Building

Today I spent with Adam seeing the sights around New York. Both of us visited Central Park and Ground Zero yesterday but we didn't run into each other, I guess NYC really is a big place. Today we decided to checkout Times Square and the Rockefeller building. First Times Square, just wow. So much advertisement and promotion, tv screens the size of buildings and people everywhere. It was rather overwhelming actually. There was even a big tv screen on the side of one of the buildings with a camera facing the street that would show you on the screen. After seeing it in the day Adam and myself decided to return and see it at night.

Next was the Rockefeller building. We met up with Emily, Adam's older sister, and joined the shortish line to ride up in the lift. The views from the top were very nice including a view of central park on one side and the Empire State building on the other. Only when you have been to the top can you get a perspective of buildings and streets that makes up Manhatten. Such a massive place. We had considered the Empire State building but Emily had told us last time she went to the top of that it took a few hours in the queue.

After dinner and an awesome shake from the shake shack, Adam and myself returned to Times Square to see it at night. The amount of people jamed in the square was heaps more than we had seen in the day. There was so much light around, neither of us had trouble taking pictures even without using a tripod. It was rather overwhelming and Adam and myself only stayed maybe 10 minutes to get a few pictures. All in all a rather busy but good day in NYC.



The screen with the camera at Times Square. I can be seen taking this picture just to the left of centre, Adam is too my left behind the three people





Times Square by day



The view of Central Park from the Rockefeller Building



Another view from Rockefeller building



Here you can see the Empire State building from the Rockefeller Building





Times Square by Night