Wall Street
Good morning! This morning I’m going to the #1 breakfast place I wanted to try in New York, then I’m going to Wall Street.
First I needed to handle some business because Bermuda is requiring COVID testing. I did the proctored Abbott home COVID test sold by EMed.
The test was not bad. You connect with someone on a video conference, follow the instructions they give you, then they set a 15 minute timer. Once the 15 minutes is up, someone else connects to review your results. I came out negative. My cruise is still on!
I wanted to go ahead and print my results right away. The Warwick has a business center on the second floor.
They have both Mac and PC users covered.
Now I can head to breakfast and Wall Street.
They have free WIFI in the subway.
I like the trains that have this board showing you all the upcoming stops. They don’t all have it.
Most at least have that ribbon board you can see in the middle that tells you the current stop and next stop but I have seen a couple where that was broken. On those you have to listen to the announcements.
The first time I got on the subway I couldn’t understand the announcements but It’s not a problem now. There have been times when I have stepped on a train to see what the next stop is and then made a decision to stay on or get off.
I got off at 2nd Avenue. I’m going on foot from here.
This will be my lunch spot. I’m heading a few blocks down for breakfast now.
Clinton Street Baking Co. is my breakfast spot.
There is a long wait for a table. They had one spot at the counter so I got seated immediately.
I’m starting off with a Bloody Mary.
This is what I came for.
Those are really good. And that maple butter syrup is outrageous.
Now I’m off to Wall Street.
This is the original building that was here in 1703.
This is what it looked like when George Washington was inaugurated as the first President of the United States on April 30th 1789.
It’s amazing how many tourists are outside and I’m the only one inside Federal Hall.
This building served as a Customs House and Sub-Treasury. Some of the vaults are visible.
In the corner is a piece of the floor on which George Washington took the oath of office as the first President of the United States in 1789.
This is the basement. Millions of dollars of silver and gold were stored in vaults down here from 1862-1920. Now this is the place to go if you need a public bathroom.
On the second floor is a hallway of rooms they have roped off.
There is one more floor that is roped off.
Down the street is Trinity Church. This is the third Trinity Church built on this location. The first was built in 1698 and was destroyed in the great fire of 1776. The second was built in 1790 and demolished in 1839. Alexander Hamilton is buried here.
The security is really tight here. There are men in black in that white tent area. They have a metal detector and they are checking vaccination status. You have to wear a mask and you must tour the inside of the church before the outside.
Now I can say I saw Hamilton in New York. Off Broadway.
The Charging Bull Statue is actually not on Wall Street. It’s on Broadway.
There is a constant line get a picture with the bull horns but a much longer line to take a picture with the bull testicles.
This is the former US Customs House which is now The National Museum of the American Indian.
From here I’m heading to Battery Park.
