Walking the Brooklyn Bridge and Grimaldi's Pizza
Today was our first weekend together in New York so we decided to walk the Brooklyn Bridge.
Check out this cute little girl. She is at such a fun age. So full of personality.Very naughty too.
New Yorkers seem to have a soft spot for kids. I'm constantly having people come up and talk to them or tell me how cute they are. Or they'll just look and them and smile the whole time they are passing us. Olivia definitely loves the attention. She is such a flirt.
Looking back at downtown Manhattan.
I didn't know quite what I was expecting. There is construction going on for the 1st half of the bridge so we couldn't really see anything.
Once we got to the middle though it was awesome. The views were cool and it was fun to think of all the people who would walk that same path over the years to get to work in the morning.
It's unbelievable to imagine the capabilities they had in the 1800's. When it was completed in 1883 it was the longest suspension bridge in the world and the first ever to use a wire suspension.
It was crazy. The wires all ran through these huge tubes that were welded together. You can tell that the tubes are straight but from all the weight of the wires the whole tubing curves a little.
On the other side of the bridge we came across Cadman Plaza Park which is the location of a huge WWII memorial honoring all the casualties from the borough of Brooklyn and dedicated to the more than 327,000 men and women who answered the call to serve their country.
On either side of the monument you can see 24 foot high figures of a soldier on one side and a woman and child on the other. Symbols of victory and family.
The whole time we were walking across the bridge, Jon and I were trying to call Grimaldi's Pizza which is located right under the Brooklyn Bridge. I have heard that it is one of the best pizza places in New York. The phone was busy the entire time.
We walked through some old neighborhoods on our way to Grimaldi's and these streets were still lit by gas powered street lamps. It was a fun trip back through history.
Grimaldi's is located an old cast iron building that was the first savings bank in Brooklyn. And the line was out the door and down the street so I stayed in line for 45 minutes (for takeout!) while Jon took the girls to a nearby park to play.
The pizza was definitely worth the wait. We got traditonal which is just fresh marinara sauce with big clumps of melted, fresh mozzarella and basil. Mmm... it was so good.
When I was getting my order I asked if they had any plates and the guy looked at me and said in his Italian accent, "Honey, this is pizza, you just fold it in half and stick it in your mouth."
Yes, sir.
After we finished our pizza, we bought some delicious ice cream at the popular Brooklyn's Ice Cream Factory and then caught a ferry back to South Seaport and walked home from there.
I had such a good day. I thought it was such a fun outing and it was so nice to finally have some time quality time with Jon. He is working a lot more than I am used to and it isn't 3 days from home anymore either. I'm just glad we live so close to his work so the girls can see him in the morning and before they go to bed at night.
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