BROOKLYN BRIDGE

Yesterday Ursula and Sheda (not sure about spelling,) two au pairs from my area went to New York City. It was great weather, blue skys with a little bit of sun but still COLD. It was perfect day for Winter really. We bused in from "Willbrook Mall" and we went straight to an Ethiopian Restuarant. A restuarant that Ursula and Lina spoke about alot. So we thought we would give it a go....! Anyway it wasn't bad, very different to what we normally eat but was good for some reason. There were no knife and folks they use this savoury style pancake instead, and you take some of your pancake and just grab some of your meat and then eat it. It's unsual but fun. It was good I like it. Ursula however ate a big chilli, and burnt her whole mouth, poor girl it would have been on fire.

Our next stop was back to the bus and subway terminal to catch a subway to the Brooklyn Bridge. That was easy and fun, first time on a subway too! It's a day for FIRSTS. The bridge wasnt far from where we got off the subway. The area before the bridge was beautiful, tall buildings, nice trees. Was good I liked it. Anyway we started walking the bridge and I started to freeze, hahaha GREAT I should have brought that extra coat! I took so many photos. The bridge is quit big actually. You walk in the middle of the bridge and over the traffic, there we 3-4 lanes both ways. Was a little scary having fast cars below you. The view was just great, you could see so far and just a great way to see what Brooklyn and Manhatten really look like from a distance. It's HUGE!! I had so much fun. It was a little windy on the bridge but I was so rugged up I could just feel it. We walked the whole bridge, which didnt take us that long really I was expected it to take forever. Haha!

Manhatten Side

Brooklyn Side

Statue of Liberty with the Sydney Harbour Bridge in the background (HAHAHA - no I dont know what bridge that is)

Anyway once we got into Brooklyn we were suppose to take a subway back to Ground Zero but instead we went the opposite direction. We suddenly landed in the middle of Brooklyn. Oh well, what a great way to see another part of town. Its a cool place and I finally got my Dunkin Donut :) YES a glazed and a jelly (jam.) They were so good, worth the wait I think. Once we scoffed that down we had a little look around and then headed back to Manhatten. We got off the subway and there was a man singing, gosh he was really really good! We have him some money, he was singing songs like; I cant remember, good old songs! And he wasnt using a mircophone, it was just his voice it was really good!!! I could have listened to him all day. :)

have a little stop in another sourenir shop, I think I have got lots of things now. So thats good! Then we headed to the Virgin Mega Store (a music place,) which was out last stop. It was huge! The stories of cd's, dvd's and clothing. It was good in there. :) I didnt buy anything though.

We headed to the bus terminal and waited for our bus, we were so tired. So much walking, on the way home we nearly all fell alseep.

It was a great day, I loved it!!! I'll cherish those memories and photos forever. Wonderful! Everyone should walk the bridge it really is a great viewing point.

Back at home (New Jersey) the ice is melting, and the grass is showing! They do actually having grass :O The snow is melting and is turning into deadly ice. I fell over the other day, wasnt good I landed on my knee which now have a huge bruise on it :( I have learnt now though I hope, to be careful!!