High sights and high lines

New York stayed cold and we found ways to stay indoors with a day at MoMA and a night at Matilda. The music was very Tim Minchin, with clever, broken lyrics and memorable tunes. The twist ending took us a little by surprise but on the whole it was a thoroughly enjoyable experience.

The next morning we breakfasted at the Doughnut Pub (exactly as good as it sounds) and booked our tickets for the Circle Line (more on that in a later post).

A bit of ice on the Hudson

It was cold but not as bad as the last couple of days so we headed up the Empire State Building.

The wind had died down and we got outside to take a few photos.

Looking up 5th

Chrysler building

Flatiron

All the way downtown

Afterward we headed to the Meatpacking District to source some food. We wound up at the Chelsea Market.

That's the High Line, more on that later.

Lunch was a plate of meat and cheese and some brilliant but very strong dark beer. We followed that up with a wander through the markets and some sweet treats.

This was the 'small' platter

Along Manhattan's west side is the High Line, an old elevated train line which has been turned into miles of parklands. We walked the High Line from the Meatpacking District all the way back to the Fashion District and our hotel.

Ali on the line

It gave some different views of the city and let us walk back uninterrupted which was quite a rarity in New York.

School bus!

We had to keep one eye on the time as we walked. We had a plan to meet Reuben for dinner and all three of us had tickets for the Knicks that night.

Walking New York as the sun sets.

We had dinner at the hotel and walked up to Madison Square Garden.

The game was supposed to be an easy win for the Miami Heat. The atmosphere was almost the opposite of the football game we attended, starting low and building as the lead seesawed through the first two quarters.

In the third quarter the Knicks pulled ahead and the crowd began to believe that they could pull off the win. When the buzzer went the Garden erupted.

Knicks win!

In both of the sporting events we attended on this trip the home team won, leading us to believe we are extremely good luck.