Triple Crown at the Belmont: 2018 Triple Crown Day 2 New York City

We packed a lot into our second day in Manhattan. I got us a car to take us down to the Financial District. Along the way, we stopped for pictures outside of the USS Intrepid. Once downtown, we toured the grounds of the 9/11 Memorial and the Oculus (the World Trade Center Transportation Hub). I took everyone to see the view from the Millenium Hilton's third floor restaurant. The girls shopped at the Century 21 Department Store (not real estate, clothes and accessories). Us guys waited down the road a bit at a brew house. Then all of us walked to the bull statue near the bottom of Broadway, through Battery Park, took pictures in front of Wall Street (they were not giving away any money this day) and then grabbed a bit to eat on Stone Street. This pretty much filled up the entire day before we ubered back to the hotel.

After changing, we all enjoyed a few revolutions at The View which the revolving restaurant and bar atop the Marriot Marquis. Kevin, Chris, Tracy and I finished up our night at the Broadway play, "Escapte to Margaritaville". I think this is also the night that Chris paid about $80 for pizza just a block off of Times Square. He should have gone a block or two more to pay less for the same pizza.

Every morning, the 9/11 Memorial staff places a white rose next to the names of the deceased on their birthdays. There is at least one birthday every day of each year and there were six birthdays of people who died that day. The new World Trade Center Transportation Hub - the Oculus - has a very peaceful and serene interior well suited next to the memorial. It is almost like a cathedral to me. In the picture below with Kevin and Kelly, you can also see the top of the new Freedom Tower.

Each person who died on 9/11/2001 at the World Trade Center tower attacks
has a white rose placed next to their name on their birthday each year.

Kevin and Kelly
The Freedom Tower can be seen overhead.

Noah and Kelly in the Oculus.

Kelly is constantly working on her Instagram pics.

Kelly in front of downtown art.

Kelly under bridge downtown.

Too many tourists by the horns of the Wall Street Bull

Kelly was touched by the four statues in front of the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Customs House. The three on the left were well dressed and active. This one on the right was less dressed and exhausted. Kelly had an immediate connection.

Kelly and her spirit statue.

I think it was Chris' idea to imitate this statue in Battery Park. Tracy was not so in favor.

Chris' Battery Park statue pose

After we got back to the hotel, we went to the top of the Marriott and it's revolving restaurant - The View.

Noah and Kevin at The View

Noah and Chris, Kevin, Kelly, Tracy, Cayla

Cheers!

After The View, most of us went to "Escape from Margaritaville". There was a lot of Jimmy Buffett music, jokes, action, sadness, happiness and even a volcano. It is in the same building as our hotel so super easy to go from The View to Margaritaville.