St. Patrick's Cathedral

Before leaving New York, we had time to walk around the St. Patrick's Cathedral. Because it was going through a 5-year major renovation, much of its outside was covered up by construction material. The inside of the 135 years old church was brilliantly built and it felt like one of those old-time European cathedrals (though I've only seen photos of them), but only everything was sparkling. Amazing as it is, I didn't get much photographs. Here is a photo of the altar.

Grand Central Terminal (Main Concourse)

With so much left to see in New York City, I opted to to visit the Grand Central Terminal on my last day. It is the world's largest, if not the busiest, rail terminal station, but definitely one of the most visited places.

Brooklyn ridge

As its name suggests, the Brooklyn Bridge is the famous landmark that connects Brooklyn and New York City. Although my time in New York was brief, I managed to pay a visit to this NYC icon. I am by no means an expert in architecture, so I probably under-appreciate the structural/engineering/architectural greatness of this particular monument. Due to time constraint, I turned around at the Manhattan-side tower but not without a few photographs.

Top of the Rock

Rushing through two museums and Central Park, we made our way to the Rockefeller Center and the GE Building. After enjoying a refreshing iced coffee on a hot summer day, we rode the elevator to the Top of the Rock (GE Building), a competing tourist spot against the Empire State Building Observatory Deck.

Times Square

After visiting the over-crowded Empire State Building at sunset, we walked our way to Broadway and Times Square. Having lived in L.A. for the longest time, New York requires so much walking! Even though our legs were tired, we managed to go on and arrived at the fabulous place at last. The ultra large LCD, the crowd, the billboards, and the advertisement are just like what you see in a film. Truly, there is no place like New York!

The Metropolis

We made our way to the Empire State Building after the Circle Line cruise. Our original goal was to observe sunset from the observatory deck, but we encountered a long waiting line as everyone else had the same wish as we did.