The first place we found was city hall and the accompanying departments of the city government.
This was at the Planning Department. Yeah, I know I'm a nerd.
I actually ended up buying this book.
Probably the only place you'll find California palm trees in Manhattan.
Wall Street and the New York Stock Exchange
Yeah, we all lost our shirts when the tech bubble burst.
Of course we had to pay our respects at Ground Zero as well. It's a sobering sight to see an enormous hole in the ground in the middle of the crowds and highrises of Manhattan when you expect another skyscraper or two.
You can see that a lot of progress has been made. What was once a crime scene is now a construction area. The retaining walls have been built and the transit station that will be built beneath the site is starting to take shape.
This was the first thing I saw as we approached the site from the north. You might recognize this from the pictures you've seen during the rescue/recovery efforts. This cross was made from material recovered from the Twin Towers.
Interior of Trinity Church. It was used as a base of operations for emergency workers during that dark day.
The entrance to the transit station. There's a temporary memorial on the fence surrounding the site with pictures and diagrams that explain what happened that day.
Americans haven't forgotten the sacrifices that were made.
I was surprised that there was still political activity taking place on such hallowed ground. This lady was yelling non-stop about how we brought this on ourselves. Hey, you can believe what you want, but why here? Show some respect.
This was a picture I took of one of the pictures that was up on the fence. Just incredible.
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