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Published: October 27th 2013
Macy's fire evacuationThis morning we went straight to Macy's to pick up the boots I had to leave behind when the fire evacuation happened last night. Luckily they were still there - I just love them!
Time to have our washing done today - for an outlay of just $20 the girls at the hostel take the bag of washing - wash, dry and fold it all and then carefully place it on the bed for us! What a bargain - these girls are angels - pity I can't take them home. They really look after you here - amazing - and this is a hostel!
We had an 11am tour booked at the Ground Zero Museum Workshop which is down in the meat packing district At West 14th Street. This museum features around 100 images and artifacts from the recovery site at Ground Zero. it is known as the Biggest Little Museum in New York and is rated in Trip Advisor as one of the top 10 NYC attractions. Tickets are $25 per person.
Gary Marlon Suson was the official photographer at the Ground Zero recovery site. The whole exhibition happens in one room where a tour guide shows you a couple of short films
Artifacts from ground museumand provides guests with an interactive walk-thru of artifacts and then there is a self guided experience.
Guests get to hold certain artifacts, such as pieces of glass and pieces of steel that were made into crosses and stars - they were recovered from the world trade centre. The self guided audio tour is narrated by Gary Suson so you get to hear first hand the stories behind these rare photos.
There is a maximum of 28 guests in the room for the tour and the room remains silent for the majority of the tour. It was certainly a moving experience and bought tears to nearly everyone's eyes. Some of the Profits fom the museum are shared with the children of fallen firefighters as well as cancer charities. A large number of firefighters have passed away since the recovery period from cancers associated with the fumes they were exposed to while working in ground zero. Cancer has also taken the lives of a number of dogs that worked at ground zero as well. It was very interesting to learn that the recovery dogs suffered from depression during the rescue mission and also needed to have time away from the site for their
Clock found in the subway station - the clock shows the time of the attack on the south tower at the world trade centrewell being.
After finishing at the museum we headed to the Roosevelt home at 28 East 20th Street - just near union square. Tours of the birthplace of Theodore Roosevelt - 26th President of the homes are held Tuesday to Saturday and are free to the public. This home is a national historic site and is managed by the National Park Service. The original home was demolished in 1916 - after Theodore Roosevelt's death in 1919 some prominent citizens purchased the site and reconstructed the home as a memorial to the President - the home was donated to the NPS in 1963. The home is a 4 storey brownstone townhouse - rooms of the house have been restored to reflect their appearance between 1865 and 1872 (the time when Theodore lived in the hime). Most of the furnishings are original or have been provided to the museum by family members.
Lunch was at the Peanut Butter and Company shop in Sullivan Street SOHO (south of Houston Street) for a nostalgic kid style meal...as you can guess everything here is Peanut Butter. It took a bit to find the place but as usual with a bit of perservance and leg work we found
Calendar and telephone hand pieceit.
The shop is a cozy small place but very busy - a popular place with locals - particularly uni students. We shared a club sandwich (two layers of peanut butter and jelly between 3 slices of toasted bread - complete with a small bag of chips and a couple of carrot stic $7.25 and then we finished off with dessert - Peanut Butter Bliss Sundae (vanilla icecream with peanut butter, chocolate sauce and cream) $4.50. It was a fun thing to do here in NYC - have to admit the idea for this young at heart shop has been a good financial move for the owners!
Back on the subway and feeling tired we headed home for a coffee and a break from the cold weather. This evening we headed out for a bit of retail therapy - back at Macy's we both stocked up on some bargain shoes.
We started with is holiday with 1 piece of checked luggage each and now we are up to 2 bags each - not bad really when you consider we have had to buy clothes to suit the seasons. We plan to do most of our retail therapy at our last stop in San
Entrance to the museumFranscisco - where we are heading on Monday!
Tomorrow will be our last day in the big apple. It's been a big 10 days that's for sure!
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