Avontuur in New York: Stuff we did!

These last few weeks the weather has been hot and humid, but bright and sunny. So Bram and I went to Governor's Island one warm sunday afternoon. I've been wanting to go there for a while now and it is going to be closed to the public again by the end of this month, so we went while we still could. It's a beautiful island that you can reach by ferry from the southern tip of Manhattan.

Pics;

Apparently this wasn't actually the Governor's house. They just called it that, because reasons.

Old, abandoned looking synagogue

If some idiot ever presses the big red button, this is gonna become the place to be I guess..

The kids got a playground with a view of Freedom Tower

Animal rights activists then demanded the geese also get a view of Freedom Tower. They seem appropriately impressed...

Here we see the Jersey City skyline and the Manhattan skyline competing for a spot in the sunlight. Can you spot the winner? That ugly monstrosity towering over Jersey City deserves as little daylight as possible if you ask me.

Hey look, a booth with an old broken typewriter inside. Apparently in olden days, you needed a ticket to ride. You know, in case you were a day tripper. Or maybe this booth was occupied by a paperback writer. Or.. oh forget it.
At least it's good Norwegian wood.

"Can I fix this?"

Apparently not..

Yep. That's a building alright.

Obligatory Manhattan skyline pic. Shiny!

Last sunday there was a cultural festival near where we live, so off we went again! It was actually really nice, there were free performances, loads of typical market-merchandise and stands representing many different countries, providing tourist information for everyone. Here's the visual representation of that;

That rug really does tie the street together, doesn't it?