An eventful day on both sides of the Atlantic

Thursday evening Markus adjusted to New York time by strolling from his hotel near Times Square (the hotel @ Times Square) through the Theater district and Hells Kitchen to the Hudson River. There he watched children play with the water fountains, had something to eat and a drink and watched an open-air promotion fight-night with 4 bouts over three rounds each. By 2230 local time he was dead in bed though and finally had some proper sleep again.

Friday morning he woke up though at 0530 (which translates to 1130 at home) and ventured out at 0600 for a run in Central Park. He was pretty surprised not only by the fact that already at that time it was very humid and had 25 degrees, but also by the countless people that were running, cycling, walking or playing tennis at such an early hour! Clearly the city never sleeps! While Markus was sweating it was wet also back home, but because it was still raining and thus Jakob & Kerstin again had to spend most of the day indoors. They visited Sandra in Bregenz and there our little boy tripped, fell and bumped his head properly. As a result he has the first decent bruise right above his left eye, which was not bleeding, but was well visible for Markus when we had a video call thanks to the iPhone 4 and FaceTime.

Markus, Brooklyn Bridge & Manhattan

Markus focussed today on the southern part of Manhattan and walked via 6th Avenue through Midtown, Chelsea, the Flatiron district and Greeenwich Village, SoHo and TriBeCa towards the Financial District. On his way he dis some shopping at Hollister, Gap and Abercrombie&Fitch before visiting Wall Street and taking a look at the charging bull which he did miss the last time he was in the Big Apple. After a walk through Battery Park he boarded the Staten Island Ferry and took a closer look at Lady Liberty. The free of charge ferry takes half an hour one way and offers a great view of the Satue of Liberty and is therefore a good alternative for people who do not need to get up to the top of this New York landmark. Once back from Staten Island Markus also walked across Brooklyn Bridge and enjoyed the view of Manhattan from Brooklyn Bridge Park in the sunshine.

Jakob, Kerstin & Markus