The Brooklyn Bridge

Thanks for joining me as I recount our recent visit to New York City. It’s a very interesting place. One of the oldest cities, it was named New Amsterdam by the Dutch in 1626.

My previous posts are here.  Day 1, Day 2 & Day 3.

The Federal Reserve building which is said to have the largest gold repository in the world with 7,700 tons of gold bouillon.

They give tours of the building and the vaults that hold the gold.

 

The Brooklyn Bridge is another suspension bridge in NYC. There are many bridges there! It was completed in 1883 and was the largest suspension bridge at the time it was built as well as being a milestone in American engineering.

  

 

The view from the bridge is quite a bit different than at my home in the country.

 

Life is just so different here. Most people live in apartments and have no yard. Can you imagine having no private yard where you and your family could enjoy an evening together? I imagine the parks are well used in NYC.

Walking from one end of the Brooklyn Bridge to the other you find these apartments. Whoa! I would have a hard time with the lack of privacy.

After walking a little over a mile across the bridge we then went a few blocks to Grimaldi’s.

Sunday we went to a church located in the Bronx (yikes!) but we found the same lovely people that you always find in the family of God. They’ve had some amazing testimonies of God’s power to transform lives in that church. And they are tough. When I heard a few stories of life in the Bronx and happenings on the subways, I kind of shuddered.

Monday I got to fulfill a dream of mine – to see the Statue of Liberty.

Next time!