{"id":1070,"date":"2010-09-17T21:08:57","date_gmt":"2010-09-17T20:08:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/blog\/?p=1070"},"modified":"2010-09-17T21:08:57","modified_gmt":"2010-09-17T20:08:57","slug":"nyc-days-11-and-12-cycling-clockwise-around-manhattan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/blog\/archives\/1070","title":{"rendered":"NYC days 11 and 12 &#8211; cycling clockwise around Manhattan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve not taken many photos this week. I&#8217;ve done loads of things, met loads of people, ate lots of food, and more besides, but I&#8217;ve not taken many photos. For a start, I spend a lot of time on a bike, which means I don&#8217;t have a camera in my hand.<\/p>\n<p>\nOn Sunday I wanted to walk the length on Manhattan on Broadway, but it was raining. Boo! Instead of taking my bike I caught the subway into the city to do some shopping. Then, later on, I went to a friend&#8217;s apartment for dinner. He has a great view from his roof, and the clouds hanging low over Manhattan looked really impressive!<\/p>\n<p>\nRain in the city:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/travelpodcast\/20100913\/20100913-1.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Rain in the city:\"><\/p>\n<p>\nBest Bladerunner attempt:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/travelpodcast\/20100913\/20100913-2.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Best Bladerunner attempt:\"><\/p>\n<p>\nOn Monday I decided to cycle clockwise round Manhattan Island. I got most of the way, but then the heavens opened and it just wasn&#8217;t funny any more. I caught the subway home.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/travelpodcast\/20100913\/20100913-3.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"On Monday I decided to cycle clockwise round Manhattan Island. I got most of the way, but then the heavens opened and it just wasn't funny any more. I caught the subway home.\"><\/p>\n<p>\nI set off from my apartment in Brooklyn&#8230;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/travelpodcast\/20100913\/20100913-4.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"I set off from my apartment in Brooklyn...\"><\/p>\n<p>\nAlong the way I passed under the Manhattan Bridge&#8230;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/travelpodcast\/20100913\/20100913-5.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Along the way I passed under the Manhattan Bridge...\"><\/p>\n<p>\nFound a golf driving range&#8230;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/travelpodcast\/20100913\/20100913-6.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Found a golf driving range...\"><\/p>\n<p>\nRode under the George Washington Bridge&#8230;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/travelpodcast\/20100913\/20100913-7.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Rode under the George Washington Bridge...\"><\/p>\n<p>\nLooked back towards downtown&#8230;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/travelpodcast\/20100913\/20100913-8.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Looked back towards downtown...\"><\/p>\n<p>\nReached Harlem&#8230;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/travelpodcast\/20100913\/20100913-9.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Reached Harlem...\"><\/p>\n<p>\nGot very wet and ended in the subway.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/travelpodcast\/20100913\/20100913-10.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Got very wet and ended in the subway.\"><\/p>\n<p>\nIt was a really great bike ride! The downtown end and all the way up the west side of Manhattan was amazing. The entire way is like a huge park, and I cycled up every pier I could. They&#8217;ve obviously spent a shit ton of money making it so nice.<\/p>\n<p>\nAnd then I reached the part where the poorer black people live. Sigh. It&#8217;s like the city made no effort at all in regards to making the parks nice or useful or anything. I&#8217;m sure the issues are more complex than this, but as a tourist I can&#8217;t help but notice the massive disparity in care and spending on waterfront parks.<\/p>\n<p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve not taken many photos this week. I&#8217;ve done loads of things, met loads of people, ate lots of food, and more besides, but I&#8217;ve not taken many photos. 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