This trip to N.Y.C. was undertaken to mind the grandkids while their folks prepared for the family’s move to France. We stayed at the Hotel Elysée in Midtown Manhattan & visited Brooklyn just about every day. From the arrival at the taxi stand in JFK, the Big Apple was an assault on the senses. Often it was a case of from the sublime to the ridiculous.
We averaged 8.6 miles per day walking the streets & up & down many subway stairs. The heat, often pushing 90 degrees, plus the humidity, was enervating. But, being with family made it all worthwhile.
This particular blog was inspired by our almost daily 1.5 mile round trip walk to JUMBO Bagels. Our path was often at morning rush hour. Starting in midtown between at 54th & Madison & walking east towards 2nd & 56th we noticed different folks hustling to work by foot, subway, bus, bicycle, scooter, motorcycle…. The dress was amazingly casual. Backpacks or big shoulder bags along with ear buds or head phones & often water bottles, seemed to be de rigueur. There were plenty of food stands available for a quick breakfast stop along the way.
