After spending time getting our chocolate fix, we set out to visit one of the FDNY stations - we figured that we'd rather support a local fire house and buy one of their t-shirts that just some vendor....so we visited "the pride of Midtown" - Station 54 -- officially known as Engine 54 Ladder 4 Battalion 9. We found them preparing dinner...but did not ask if we could stay! One of the guys we met at Station 54 actually worked at Station 23 - the Lion's Den - the truck we saw on our first day here.
After leaving station 54, we made our way back to Times Square and rode the City Sights bus on our Night Tour of NYC. One of the stops was Grand Central Terminal where we saw the beautiful clock shown below. The second picture below is an eagle on the outside of the terminal. We were also shown the "Whispering Corners" in the terminal as well as the "Kissing Hall" and told about the legend of Track 41.
Wednesday we slept in and let our legs rest a bit and got a late start. We made our way (in the rain again!) to the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum where we got to see the Enterprise, the prototype space shuttle that was awarded to New York by NASA. She's a mighty fine bird. Rachel made the comment that she felt like she was in science class when we were looking at the exhibits of the tools used in space!
Ryan enjoyed seeing the older war birds on the flight deck of Intrepid, and then we toured the inside again. After closing the museum down, we made our way back toward the all-so-familiar Port Authority Bus terminal. We're getting pretty good at finding restaurants that the locals frequent and have enjoyed them. After dinner, we made our way back to our hotel to tackle the dirty laundry...we hate to go home with dirty clothes!
We still have the Top of the Rock, Empire State Building and the 9/11 Memorial Museum to go!
Here's a link to the updated album - I've added more photos!
Merry Christmas everyone - we're having a blast!
The Frolicking Featherstons
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