In January I joined a Facbook-based group called 52 Week Photo Challenge. Each week has a new theme and the challenge is to post a photograph that fits with that theme.
This week the theme is Bridges – plural. I wanted to capture two bridges in one photo, so a trip to Brooklyn on the East River ferry sounded perfect.
Shirley and I look a very long trip on the number 1 subway to the southern tip of Manhattan. I noticed the sign in the header of this post – no smoking, no littering, no .. music? I also noticed a young woman with an unusual hairdo, and another with incredible nails. I bet she doesn’t type!
The ferry to Brooklyn took 8 minutes and left us at DUMBO – Down Under Manhattan Bridge Overpass. This previously neglected land has been developed into a vibrant area of galleries and small restaurants and ice cream shops. Just not quite so much on a Wednesday. I remember being here a few years ago on a weekend, and the area was jumping. DUMBO is dominated not just by the Manhattan Bridge but also the Brooklyn Bridge. You can hear the roar of traffic everywhere.
Following lunch, we headed over to Chelsea, a neighbourhood of independent galleries. We went into several and found a couple of pieces of art that delighted, many that were interesting and a lot that just didn’t speak to me – which is good because the average price was around $15K and the average size was probably 5’x7′.
We climbed up to the High Line, a public park built on an out-of-use rail line, which was busy on this beautiful sunny day. There’s an architecturally unusual building along the way. I couldn’t resist taking a couple of photos of it.
At the end of the High Line is Vessel, a structure with 154 flights of stairs, 2500 steps and 80 landings (Wikipedia) – a staircase to nowhere.
It opened to the public in 2019, but three suicides by jumpers closed it in January 2021. Another go at allowing the public to experience Vessel was in May 2021, but it closed two months later after another suicide.
Now Vessel is just a curioisity.
Shirley and I dined on truly gourmet meals (and dessert!) at Oceana, a fabulous seafood restaurant and then went to Funny Girl. The pull for us was Lea Michelle, of Glee fame who in the TV show had always wanted to play Fanny Brice. Sadly it was announced on Tuesday that she had contracted COVID, and her understudy would play the role. It was disappointing, but the show was still excellent. I was especially happy to rest my feet for a couple of hours!
On the Move 
If you don’t win. I’d join another group! ,
,! Sue M.
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Ha ha! Thanks Sue! Looking forward to seeing you in a week or so.
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