After surviving the crazy cab ride, we dropped our bags off and headed to Ground Zero. We stopped in at St. Paul's Chapel first. It was an eerie and sad feeling standing in the cool cemetery, which is the only spot of green around, and looking at the gap where the twin towers were. The trees in the cemetery sheltered the church and not one pane of glass broke when the buildings came down across the street.
This picture is on the opposite side of the World Trade Center site. You can see the green patch of trees at St. Paul's. The tall black building just to the right of the cemetery is the Millenium Hilton. I couldn't help wondering what horror the people in that hotel witnessed on 9/11.
Another shot of the rebuilding going on.
Next, we went to some other sites in the Financial District. I took a picture of the JP Morgan sign mainly to show the security that is now common down there.
Peter on Wall Street.
I think it's a Bull Market!!
We ate lunch at Battery Park with a view of Lady Liberty and Ellis Island.
Lastly, we met up with Peter's parents for a nice dinner.
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