Downtown Days

For the past two months I've been spending a lot of time in Lower Manhattan. It began with my first regular nanny/babysitting job of the summer in Battery Park City. Then I started spending more time with new friends who live in the Financial District. The next few jobs I was called on are also located in that area. I'm really glad I've had the opportunity to walk around that area a lot more to see the sights and enjoy the downtown area. I've seen the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island more times than I can keep track of now, I've rode the Staten Island Ferry, enjoying the therapeutic cruise across the water, and I've walked by the World Trade Center construction site numerous times. And each time I do, the obvious happens; I think of September 11th and how crazy of a time that was. I think I may have written about this recently, but it just kinda puts things into perspective, when recalling a tragedy of that magnitude. I can't believe it's already been almost 9 years since the terrorist attacks. I'm a little shocked that there isn't more to show on the progress of the new tower and the memorial park that will stand in the Twin Towers' place. I took this photo last night with my phone:


All you can really see is a bunch of cranes sticking up everywhere. I think there may be a visitor's center you can enter to see what the grounds will look like upon completion. Next time I walk by the area, I think I'll step in and check it out.