Why is the Subway called 'The Subway'?

Well here we are again. Dad this time. It is Friday night in New York. Chickybabe has been sick. She got sick yesterday and felt pretty awful by the end of the day. She had a bad night and felt pretty ordinary this morning. She stayed in bed until early afternoon and then feeling a bit better caught a cab to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

I left around 10am to go to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. So off I trot to the subway to catch the "1" train (1 is the route) to the end of the line. I pick a nice window seat thinking that I'll get a nice look at the bottom half of Manhattan while I am travelling down to South Ferry Station. The train pulls put of the station and then I remember why they call it the subway. Some view. Duh!!!

I think today must have been the coldest New York day ever. Especially when you take the 'wind chill factor' into account. I have never been so cold in my life. I was absolutely freezing and when the wind came up 'freeze' went to a whole new level. I wish I had read some books about the Arctic or Antartica so I could have some vocabulary to help you understand how cold it was. I am talking COLD!!!!!!

Anyway the Statue of Liberty was pretty cool (aside from the fact that it was outside). I mean, fair dinkum, who put it outside?? New meaning to the phrase, 'I got some cool photos'. Liberty Island (home of the statue) and Ellis Island are both out in the middle of the bay. No where to hide from the wind. BBBBBRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!

Needless to say I really enjoyed the outing. Since I had the camera (and you may remember our first night out in New York we left the camera in the hotel) with me, I decided that when I got off the train at 50th and Broadway (see I even speal like a New Yorker) I decided to go back to the Rockerfella Center and get a photograph of the Christmas tree. Then I decided to go to the Top of the Rock (observation deck at the top of the center) 70 floors up. I got up there just as the sun went down. You know what happens when the sun goes down. Yep, it gets colder. I'm shivering now just thinking about it. The wind was merciless. I thought my fingers, ears and nose were going to fall off. Anyway I took some pictures (and you had better like them when you see them) then saved myself and got back to the hotel as fast as possible. Feeling has been slowly returning. I am able to use two fingers typing now (don't get smart - I usually use three). I can hear now and my nose is tingling - I think that's a sign of life.

We leave tomorrow to head over to Idaho to the Hamptons and the twins. There seems to be snow everywhere but where we are. Maybe that will change next week.

Hope you are all well.

Love Dad xoxoxoxox