After a hearty American breakfast we bought metro cards and loaded them with $10 a piece.Descending into the metro one was confronted with a mini heat wave.
New York was hot and the metro station was like a concentration of heat. Fortunately most trains were air-conditioned.
The cost of the metro is the same whether you ride one stop or ride all day without exiting.
We caught the metro to do our first New York Free Tours by Foot of Lower East Side, Nolita and East Village.
We started the walk at Strauss Square and took in the Bowery, Little Italy and East Village.
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| Apartments |
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| Papaya King |
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| Street art |
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| Mosaic Trail -St Marks |
The tour included the once working class tenements, the famous Katz deli as well as a fuelling stop at Papaya King, which served, according to our guide, the best hot dogs in New York.
We both had one and thought they were pretty good. Papaya King, features in a Seinfeld episode where Kramer can't resist dashing across the road to get a hotdog when he should be waiting for the others outside the cinema.
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| Best candy store in NYC |
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| NYC streets |
http://www.freetoursbyfoot.com/new-york-tours/walking-tours/lower-east-side-nolita-east-village/
We started our 9 day city pass at the iconic Empire State Building. The Empire State Building is 103 stories and was completed in 1931.
It offers a great view of the city and the beautiful Chrysler building which the tallest building for a short period until the Empire State was completed.
That night we had a delicious Italian meal at Nino's on 46th street before turning in for the night.
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| NYC views |
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| NYC selfies |
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| New York views |