The view from "The Rock"

[LJG]

View from the top of the Rockefeller Centre, affectionately know as the "Top of the Rock".

A hazy view down Manhattan. The Brooklyn Bridge can be seen just to the upper left of the golden topped New York Life Building and through the haze towards the top of the skyline you can just make out the huge spires and suspension wires of the Verrazano Narrows Bridge that connects Staten Island and Brooklyn. The tall Empire State Building dwarfs all that surrounds it.


Smoggy view down Manhattan by LJG_Images, on Flickr

View over Central Park. We were told that this was a clear day


Central Park from The Rockefeller Centre by LJG_Images, on Flickr

[ross and cher]

Clear is obviously a relative term... nice shots tho

[Scottymc]

clear of what oxygen hahaha. great shots and it must be fantastic to be on a journey like this!

[LJG]

Clear is obviously a relative term... nice shots tho

Thanks R&C, yes, relative is probably correct, it looked better in real life though. There was quite a breeze blowing so it would have been a lot worse if it was still, but go to any major city and there are the same issues.

clear of what oxygen hahaha. great shots and it must be fantastic to be on a journey like this!

Thanks Scotty. Funnily enough you did not notice the air polution too much. There were many things we thought would be a lot worse about NYC. We kept being pleasantly surprised by the city, which made the stay a lot better than expected, which was great because it is not a cheap place to stay I can tell you!