Steering into the skid

If you find yourself driving a vehicle that is slipping and skidding out of control, they always say you should steer into the skid.  I find that’s a good way to approach lots of things in life.  Is the circumstance you find yourself in very silly?  Steer into the skid and be silly along with it.  Well, we have steered right into our particular skid.  We’re being the tourist-y-est of tourists.  After the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, after a slice of pizza bigger than either of our heads and after innumerable subway rides, we went to the observation deck atop the Empire State Building.  We almost rescheduled, as the weather was looking pretty bad, but we managed to arrive and depart at just the right time for some pretty views and extremely light crowds.  I guess everyone else stayed away because of the weather.  We kind of lucked out, there.  The 80th floor was glassed in, and the views were spectacular, but we didn’t spend the majority of our time there.  The 86th floor was the one with the outdoor walkway circling the outside of the building.  That’s the one where you find yourself looking for Meg Ryan so she can see if Tom Hanks is still Sleepless in Seattle.  It was pretty great.  That building gets featured in a lot of movies and TV shows, in fact.  Good news, though, King Kong stayed home.  I suspect he likes to climb buildings in the sunshine.  

To further steer into the skid, we took the subway back to the hotel and ordered up a pair of Manhattans.  I thought it may be time for an Old Fashioned, but it occurred to me that we could actually have a Manhattan in Manhattan.  I asked the bartender if it was just a little too on the nose to do that, or if it was a good idea.  He seemed to think we should go for it.  He recommended doing all the tourist stuff, for example, he recommended a trip to the Empire State Building.  Hey- we were just there!  

Today, the adventure continues.  We go to the 9/11 memorial, grab a quick lunch and take a horse and carriage ride through Central Park.  The remnant pieces of Hurricane Elsa should have cleared the area by 10:30, or so our weather prediction apps say, and that makes all of this plausible.  

So, we’re off in a few, ready to take all of the selfies in front of notable landmarks.  If you ever find yourself in Manhattan, go ahead and order the drink they named here.  It’s okay- they’re used to it.  

Here are our photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/2sYnZaQSheDb6sfJ6