United Nations

I always have always been interested in the Food Network, especially shows like the Iron Chef. (the chef in the picture is Bobby Flaychuk). Today we walked to Chelsea Market to see the filming studios and found that next year's shows are already being filmed so tours were not welcome. Regardless, the Chelsea Market was worth the time as it is located in a refurbished bakery and now houses many speciality food stores.


Our next destination was the United Nations Complex and along the way we saw a typical New York happening - someone opened the fire hydrant. Two city workers were standing there watching so there must have been a good reason.


We also took a stroll down the section of the city called Diamond Row with its many Jewish diamond shops. They control this part of the city with their wealth and prestige. Most of the baby strollers were being manned by Hispanic nannies, with the mother and father out of sight.


We thought the United Nations area was another unique section of the city. Throughout Manhattan one often hears different languages being spoken, but as we got closer to the complex we could hear a multitude of foreign languages. It was a very interesting area with lot of security surrounding it.




The last two pictures were taken close to home. The Molly Wee Irish Pub was a common rest stop before going into our small and cramped room. We would watch the soccer playoffs with the some locals before heading home at 5:00 to rest and recuperate for tomorrow's walk. The tall buildings show the view from our 12th story room.

Usually the noise in the evenings is tolerable, but because we are located so close to Madison Square Garden, the last two nights have been extremely busy and loud [Coldplay has been performing].

Our flight is scheduled for 4:00 tomorrow so we are running out of time to see everything we want to. We missed the NY Mets, a Broadway show and Hell's Gate Flea Market, but otherwise we have seen much of Manhattan and some of the Bronx and Brooklyn.