To start our visit of New York, Wolfram picked lower Manhattan, and more specifically Ground Zero.
The apartment of my cousin is in the campus of Columbia University, right next to the subway station 116th street on line 1, line whic happens to very conveniently cross the whole Manhattan from north to south. We quickly figured out how to get a metro card and started our journey all the way down to Rector street.
Founding Ground Zero was very easy as 1) a huge whole between all the skyscrapers is hard to miss, and 2) simply following the crowd will get you there in no time.
Visiting Ground Zero on the other hand requires preparation which we didn’t know. The 9/11 memorial will be inaugurated in Sept’12, until then it’s possible to visit the construction site and get a preview. It’s free BUT one should book online his ticket before coming. Of course we had no idea, so we looked at the site from behind the fence.
I guess we’ll have to come back when the memorial is finished as well as the two new towers. Until then, it’s just one of the most photographed construction sites.
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