New York day 8: Brooklyn Heights and Bushwick.

Submitted by maria on Sat, 13/09/2014 - 20:27

It's very dark at dawn but it seems that it doesn't rain until the afternoon. We take the subway to City Hall, we want to go back to Brooklyn walking on the Brooklyn Bridge, the first steel suspension bridge in the world, and they say it's worth to get to the middle of the bridge and turn around to see Manhattan, they are right. What a late 19th century piece of engineering.

 

Puente de Brooklyn

Brooklyn Bridge

 

Manhattan from Brooklyn Bridge

Manhattan from Brooklyn Bridge

 

Williamsburg Bridge from Brooklyn Bridge

Williamsburg Bridge from Brooklyn Bridge

 

 

We continue our tour in Dumbo (Down Under Bridge), it's a beautiful walk, with a restored 1920s carousel, Jane's Carousel and at the pier the Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory.

Dumbo

Dumbo

 

Jane´s Carousel

Jane´s  Carousel

 

 

Next to it are the Empire Stores and Tobacco Warehouse, both former brick warehouses. We continue through the residential neighborhood passing by Truman Capote's house, Plymouth church and St. George Hotel. The Williamsburg Bridge, also made of steel, is worth the effort.

 

Manhattan desde Dumbo

Manhattan from Dumbo

 

 

We return to the subway, we go to Prospect Park, it starts to rain cats and dogs and we return to look for Lucas and Nao, the rest of the day we spent in Bushwick.

The area was home to mostly textile and breweries. Although it has an industrial air, it is more unpopulated than the other areas. 

 

Bushwick

Bushwick

 

Bushwick

Bushwick

 

 

We have a promotion for four beers and a hamburger visiting different locations. We had a great time, again a fantastic day.

 

Promotion for beers and a haburguer

Promotion for beers and a hamburguer

 

 


Lunch: Bagel with cheese 4$.
Promotion 4 beers and a hamburger 20$ per pax.
Beers 25$.