in 35 years!
Last weekend we spent time in NYC. We went to get a good dose of the City at Christmas and we were not disappointed. the lights, the stores, the hustle, and even the quiet streets as we were staying in the outer boroughs, otherwise known as East End Avenue.
We walked a lot and the exercise was great but after a full day of walking we decided ton the next day to take the bus and train to our Chelsea destination, Eataly.
Now to get on the bus you must have correct change or a Metro Card. In our case we had to deposit $2.25 in quarters for each of us to ride from East End to Lexington ave. Not such a great deal at .45 per block. Then we took the subway. Here you could buy a ticket from a real person provided that there was a real person at the booth. So few stations have real person booths now a days. Sp for another $2.25 you can ride from 77st Street to 23rd Street. But that was one way and the same expense would have to be incurred coming home.
The train was efficient and brought back memories of the #6 train that both me and JayLo would ride in our youth. However her youth came about 30 years after mine! This was the train I'd board to go from the end of the line in the North Bronx to Brooklyn and St. John's College. An amazing bargain in those days for about $.50. Tokens were available with the Y of NYC die cut out making for a very cool coin. Of course the trains were filthy, graffiti ridden and dangerous but hey it was the late 60's in Sin City.
Cleanliness come at a cost, but the ever present danger of being thrown onto the tracks....priceless.
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