Back down to Pier 83 and the Circle Line today, this time for the 3 hour cruise right round the island. First half was very similar to the Harbour lights tour, but once we got past the Queesnboro Bridge, we saw parts of the island that you wouldn't necessarily recognise as Manhattan. Round the north of the island is very hilly and wooded, as opposed to the urban jungle downtown! A lot of the undeveloped land up there, and the New Jersey Palisades on the opposite shore, were donated to the city by JD Rockefeller, to preserve them as parkland.
Dinner was back to Lindy's for the best steaks we've ever had. And, of course, cheesecake! What can I say!
Evening was spent wandering round Rockefeller Plaza again, and watching a rather unusual spectacle - Manhattanhenge. The city grid is off true north/south by about 30 degrees, so a few weeks before and after the equinoxes, the sun sets right along the streets. A blinding spectacle! ;)
Today's pics are here.
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