Our NYC Pass included a two hour cruise of the New York harbour. We took the "N Train" to 49th Street and then walked to pier 83. Of course we were about 45 minutes early and Shirley wasn't going to stand in line to get on the boat. So she went for a walk while I waited with our tickets. Well wouldn't you know that NYC is no different than Zimbabwe. Less than 10 minutes after Shirley left they open the gates and so I waited until Shirley came back. Of course the seats closest to the sides of the boats where now filled. Also the captain of the boat decided that although the boat was scheduled to leave at 12:30 he was leaving at 12:00!
The cruise is an interesting way to see NYC from a different perspective. It was especially unique way to see how Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, Staten Island and the Bronx form New York City and how New Jersey fits into this mix. The weather was nice and sunny but very cold as you will see in the pictures.
The cruise was a great way also to see how NYC has evolved from a manufacturing city to a service city. Not an easy process.
We left the cruise and decided that we should take the subway back to our hotel and have a rest so as we don't wear ourselves out like we did several days ago. The subway system is relatively easy to use if you know the geography of the area. Of course we don't! So it takes a few minutes to make sure we are going the right way. It is also noteworthy that so many New Yorkers will offer their advice or assistance even without you asking!
Back at the hotel we both had a little nap and when we woke up it was shortly after 6:00 - we believed that the show started at 8:00 - for some unknown reason John got up to look at the tickets and "h*ly Sh*t" the "The Book of Mormon" starts at 7:00!! We had less than 40 minutes togo from Queens to the Theatre District in Manhattan. We rushed out and tried to get a taxi! About dozen were outside our hotel, but all waiting in line to get gas, once the station gets gas. Anyway we decided to use the subway and got there in time to catch the "N Train" to the Theatre district. And would you believe the exit was only two blocks from the theatre. We sat down in our seats with two minutes to spare! Speaking of the subway, on one of our rides today, two guys did a routine on the train right in front of us that was one any gymnast would envy.
And what a show! The Book of Mormon was written by the same guys who write "South Park!" It was hilarious, witty, serious and in the end really up-lifting. It made us both think about what we have experienced so far in our adventure. In Africa we saw how religion for many of them was based on nature and the cycle of life. But in the two productions here in NYC that were both "religious" based stories we saw how our religious beliefs are based on "ideas given to us by others" who, may not have the "truth" as much as those native Africans who look at the world about them to be sacred!We stopped to have a beer and a snack and enjoyed our knowledge that we are certainly living a life of adventure that will give us much to remember when we are too old to get around.
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