Monday, May 10, 2010

Financial District, Manhattan

On May 3, we went to the Financial District in downtown Manhattan. We went down Wall Street and saw various historic locations, one of which included the Trinity Church, at the intersection of Broadway and Wall Street.


Fun fact #1 - Alexander Hamilton is buried in the Trinity Church Cemetery
Fun fact #2 - In National Treasure, starring Nicholas Cage, billions and billions of dollars worth of treasures and historical artifacts, including scrolls previously thought to be lost in the Library of Alexandria, were found under the Trinity Church..
We then proceeded toward the New York Stock Exchange and the George Washington Statue in front of the Federal Building.


Fun fact #3 - In Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, Raiden fought and defeated Solidus Snake on the roof of the Federal Building.


Afterward, we walked to the Charging Bull in Bowling Green. It is a bronze sculpture standing 12 feet tall, and is meant to represent financial optimism and prosperity. Greg attempted to climb the Bull, but to no avail, although to be fair, he took the road less traveled, which was at the back of the bull. Any Tom, Dick, and Larry can climb the Bull near the front, but Greg is no ordinary man. To put things in perspective, the Difficulty Index (DI) for climbing the Bull is around 8.5, using a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the most difficult.

After Greg's noble, albeit fruitless attempts, we walked across the street to the U.S. Custom House. We tried to enter the building, but a security guard stopped us, so we went to get some lunch.


We went to Adrienne's Pizza Bar on Stone Street. Greg got a salad prior to the main dish. We got a nice rectangle shaped pizza split into 10 pieces. The pizza was delicious.

For dessert, Greg got a Tropical Bananza smoothie at a smoothie cart.
We then walked to Ground Zero and looked at the undergoing construction. We walked through a series of buildings to the Winter Garden shops in the World Financial Center. Upon exiting the building, we saw the Irish Hunger Memorial and were officially finished with the Financial District.

A good time was had by all.
Good night and good luck. Stay classy, New York City.

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