The gym I am a member of in NYC has a yacht, so it would have been rude not to make use of it during our time here. T-Pain sadly wasn’t available, so I was joined by Mr me and a friend. The boat set sail from 23rd Street and took us on a 3 hour journey around Manhattan and then back for a gander at the Statue of Liberty. Here follow some photos of things what we saw. One of my closest friends, who I haven’t seen since I was last in the UK nearly a year ago, requested more pictures of me. I have obliged, so sorry if you don’t much enjoy my silly face.

It was a bit windy.

The carousel in Dumbo, Brooklyn, which I have yet to visit but will soon. Promise.

The financial district, including the currently under construction 1 World Trade Center (the name now thankfully changed from the previous Freedom Tower). On the right, 2 World Trade Center, also under construction. I am planning a visit to the 9/11 memorial, but am not looking forward to it. Despite my rather flippant nature (which results in dirty looks from Americans on occasions when I say the wrong thing too loudly), the events of eleven years ago are still raw, and I feel deeply for New Yorkers who had to endure such pain in their City.

Skyline.

I’ve got a New York themed pashmina afghan!

Sunset. Obv.

The Statue of Liberty, bathed in sunset.

Gettin’ dark.

Dark!

After exiting the boat, we headed back to the dive bar of a few weeks ago, which I now know to be The Blarney Cove on East 14th Street. It was rather empty when we first arrived, except for a small crowd cheering at the Olympics, but it soon filled up with its usual friendly crowd of non-hipsters. The jukebox served its singsong purpose again and a fun night was had by all. If you’re a fan of dive bars and you’re in NYC, I can’t recommend the place highly enough. We ended the night drunkenly eating greasy pizza. Nom Nom Nom.

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