This is a shot of Lower Broadway after we disembarked the subway from Battery Park. Wall Street is very near to here - we walked along this street on our way to Ground Zero.

The massive site that is Ground Zero, the resting place of fifteen hundred people whose remains were never recovered after September 11, 2001. A plaque on the iron enclosure reads:

"On this site, on August 21, 2002, Governor George E. Pataki of New York, Governor James E. McGreevey of New Jersey and Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg of New York City proclaimed that in honor of the heroes of September 11, 2001, this viewing wall would be erected by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey so that the world community can reflect upon and remember the events that took place here, and draw strength and inspiration as we rebuild."

Please refer to "Works", for my reflective writing on Ground Zero.

Elsie, Ann and Wendy in the lobby of the sumptuous Waldorf Astoria Hotel.

The Waldorf Astoria is a luxury hotel, located on Park Avenue in the heart of New York. Built in 1929, the hotel was completely renovated in 1999, to bring all the charm and elegance of the original structure into the modern times.

The Waldorf Astoria moved from its original location, the Empire State Building, and reopened as "the world's grandest and largest hotel" in 1931 at its current site, taking up one square block of Park Avenue. A home away from home to heads of state, including every U.S. President since Hoover and the only hotel in the world that serves as an ambassadorial residence, the Waldorf Astoria is synonymous with the city's most lavish accommodations. It has been featured in many movies.

The day we visited, workers were setting up for a society wedding to be held in one of the grand ballrooms that evening. Imagine the plethora of designer gowns, diamonds, and expensive perfume that filled the ballroom that night!