Another tired trip back

[zesty_pinto]

This time I followed down Amsterdam, looking for a Thai place. No good, the restaurant I wanted wasn't there. Instead, I found a noodle shop, ordered some food, and continued to travel down (Ollie's, by the way, has awesome fried rice).


Further down, I passed by the Lincoln Center again.

Pretty!

Okay, more walking. More walking. My legs are getting used to it, but I feel it. I really really feel it.


Once you get to around 42nd, you really feel the crowd buildup. For some damn reason, the Times Square terminal felt even more packed than normally. I still needed to go down further to hit Penn Station.


This is what it looked like along the neglected 8th avenue entrance. Yeesh. But, it could have been worse.


The lighting screwed with my camera's focus, but you should notice a mass of darkness in the middle. That's people. Lots and lots of people all waiting in a thick line that is separated by police barriers. In fact, there were a number of police barriers in Penn Station. As I thought, it didn't get any better, only a little more organised.

That's my shpiel. I'm going to bed.

Comments

[amanjo.livejournal.com]

Thanks for sharing the pics. That is total chaos.

[zesty-pinto.livejournal.com]

I wonder what the size of the katamari would be if you rolled all the people waiting by Penn Station. It would be an easy thousand on the line alone... Hmmmmmmm...

[fairykiss.livejournal.com]

omg I would not live to live there.. I hate big crowds.. but the tree is nice

[zesty-pinto.livejournal.com]

I'm not much for the idea of being cattle herded day in and out, either. Though, I have to admit that this isn't too different from the usual rush hour. Still, the idea of thousands along the Long Island side packed in like that would blow me into extreme claustrophobia.

[morganaus.livejournal.com]

It's inconvenient, yes, but I have to wonder at how much of NYC people are truly seeing now. Maybe it's a good excuse to find some out-of-the-way places to eat and shop. Sorry, I'm hopelessly optimistic and love walking. :D

[zesty-pinto.livejournal.com]

I don't disagree with you, I'm sure the health rating of New Yorkers will skyrocket after this fiasco, but 50 blocks both ways can wear a fat fellow down. -_-

I figure that's what I'll spend my travels down doing each day since it'll give me a nice little pit stop in-between the marathon marches. There's quite a few places up here that sound good, albeit pricier than I'm used to (just like most of the Upper West Side).

[unionmaid.livejournal.com]

i love the blurry crowd scenes. it is almost like being right there.

[jezebel-25.livejournal.com]

I LOVE Ollies! I usually go to the one in Times Square, but they are both the same. Yummy!

[zesty-pinto.livejournal.com]

They have one in Times Square? Wow, I've got to hunt down that spot.