New York - Day 5

HI KIDS!

It's me! Wahhhh.

Ok, so day 5 was much cooler than day 4 and I'm going to tell you why.

I made my way downtown around the same time as I do anything everyday. I stopped by Bits, Bites, and Baguettes for a three egg omelet made by a guy who called me "boss". Then it was off to Ground Zero. I always used to think Ground Zero was so over sensationalized and all that, until yesterday when I was actually there. Even though it's only a construction site now, it was still crazy and I got kind of emotional. It was weird as I got closer to it and I started to recognize some of the buildings from the news footage on that fateful day. Anyways, now they're building a replacement tower which is huge. From there I wound around to Battery park and walked down the Jersey side to Pier A. From there, I made my way to Wall Street to see the NYSE and the place where Rage Against the Machine played. Baller. Next, I hopped on the 2/3 train and rode to Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn for the most anticipated sight of the trip: 560 State Street, Jay-Z's old stash spot. I saw it and it was great. It's like an apartment building. Anyways. I planned to walk back to the Brooklyn bridge and then pick up the train back to Harlem but I was too tired. I did wander down Atlantic Avenue a bit and I found The Flying Saucer. This awesome little coffee bar with a garden out back. I cooled my heels there with a cup of joe, then made my way back to the train station. Along the way I noticed that I had to be in the Islamic part of Brooklyn. Nothing but restaurants that had lamb and shish, and stores that sold prayer rugs and head dresses. Crazy. Then I made my way back to Harlem on the train and the rest is history.