Lower Manhattan

When my parents were here visiting, we spent one sunny afternoon walking around Lower Manhattan (downtown, if you are taking the subway). We took a ferry to the eastern edge (by the South Street Seaport) and walked west to the World Trade Center site. We passed through the main financial center for NYC on this walk.

Me and my mom, wandering down Wall Street:
The seaport pier on the eastern side of Manhattan:

Mom and Dad in front of the Brooklyn Bridge. Dad was keen on seeing the bridge, so we went to this upper level balcony outside the pier shopping center to take a good look.

Me and Dad with the Brooklyn Bridge:

The streets seem narrower when the buildings are so tall. Here is a typical downtown street (although this one is closed off to traffic). Trinity Church is the small building in the center of the picture. Trinity Church was established in Manhattan very early on (long before the USA became a nation).

Here are my parents checking out the local architecture. They seemed especially interested in examining buildings in the art decco style. The building in the background is the famous Tiffanys.

Same building shot upwards so you can see the whole building.

This is the place where George Washington was sworn in as president.

Here are my parents in front of the Federal Reserve. I took it because they are standing directly underneath a "No Standing Anytime" sign. Ha!