Different format this week. Sally and I took the girls to Midtown West for a day of sightseeing. I think this was technically a part of Hell's Kitchen, so Hannah kept telling us to stay on the lookout for Daredevil.
I reminded her that Matt Murdock is a lawyer by day.
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I had sushi tacos with fries and a beer yesterday for lunch. Part of why I love New York. |
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There's a giant AT-AT in the Disney store in Times Square. Who knew? |
1. The Intrepid Air & Space Museum
The point of this particular trip was to see the
Intrepid Air & Space Museum. The Intrepid, it turns out, was a World War II era aircraft carrier which saw service through the end of the Vietnam War.
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The family with the Intrepid in the background. |
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The West Side as seen from the carrier's flight deck. |
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That's a big boat. |
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This SR-71 is probably the coolest thing on the flight deck. |
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Hannah with the Army's sole contribution, an old Huey helicopter. |
2. Legos!
There is a lot of cool stuff at the Intrepid. Okay, fine. But then Hannah said, "Aircraft carriers are cool! And I already know how to sail!
*sigh*
Anyway, arguably the coolest thing on the entire ship is this 1:40 scale replica made of legos. It's enormous! They set it right at the entrance to the Hangar Deck.
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Lego aircraft carrier with a full compliment of planes, and a complete crew. |
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The flight deck near the elevator. |
3. Space Shuttle Enterprise
Seeing all the Navy stuff was deeply weird. So we headed to the Space Shuttle Exhibit, where they have a bunch of NASA stuff and the space shuttle Enterprise.
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I totally had this lunchbox as a kid. |
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It's a big-ass space plane! |
4. Nuclear Attack Submarine
The Growler was a 50s-era diesel-electric nuclear attack submarine. It did not look like a fun place to live and work for six months at a time.
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Growler is docked with a Regulus missile up and in firing position. Back in the 50's, subs had to surface to fire their missiles, an obvious weakness. |
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Cramped quarters on a sub. |
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It looks big from the outside. Inside, though, there's not a lot of room for 60+ guys. |
5. The Beast!
We ended the day with a high-speed water-tour of Lower Manhattan and the Statue of Liberty aboard The Beast.
That crazy boat gets up to 45mph! Highly recommended. It's on the next pier down from the Intrepid.
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Family selfie with The Beast pulling into view. |
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Statue of Liberty from The Beast. |
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Lower Manhattan & the Freedom Tower as seen from the Hudson River. |
That's all I've got.
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