Urban Hike

On Sunday afternoon, John and I embarked on a 6.5 mile hike from our apartment near the Financial District to Rockefeller Center.  The point of this journey was to see the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree.  It was a cold, crisp afternoon.  We left just as the sun was setting. 

Here's a map of our journey: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=3361513

We started our trip by walking along the Hudson River.

In the photo  below, the Empire State Building can be seen.  The Empire State Building is at 34th Street.

We saw this lovely Church near 10th Street, barely 1/3 of the way through our journey.

At Union Square, we took a short detour to walk through a Holiday Fair. 

Nearly at our destination, we saw these oversized Christmas ornaments (near Times Square).

Pushing our way through the crowds, we finally saw the Tree.  It was beautiful and very large.

Having completed our mission, we worked our way over to 3rd Avenue for a delicious dinner of pancakes and an egg sandwich.  Four hours after starting on our journey, we arrived home- very cold and tired.  It was a lovely hike, and we hope to do it again soon!