Day 8 - NYE

Today we did the 2 1/2 hours NY City Cruise around Manhattan - although we missed going up the river to Harlem as the tide was too high.  Interesting trip with informed commentary along the way. We walked down to the pier and they are already putting out the police barricades in preparation for tonight.

After disembarking, we headed next door to the Intrepid - an aircraft carrier that was commissioned in 1943.  There are a number of different aircraft still aboard with a museum inside the ship. Interesting take on the Vietnam war especially as we had seen the Vietnamese take on the war while in Vietnam last June.

We went to dinner at Kristalbelli, a Korean restaurant who cook bar-b-q at your table.  I would definitely recommend.  Back to the room to get ready for the big night ahead upstairs in the rooftop bar.  Regan and Dean came with us and it was quite a good night.  The Empire State building was a wonderful backdrop for the evening and the lights twinkled all night.

The NYC Cruiser

Views of the Manhattan skyline from the boat

Under the Brooklyn Bridge

Does the bridge in the background look familiar?

SS Intrepid

On board the Intrepid

On the bridge

A very large police presence

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