Reposting – USA WAnderings: Walking and Viewing the Brooklyn Bridge

I remember this day so well. By the time we got to the bridge I almost couldn’t walk. My feet were killing me and I really wished I had done more to prepare for the trip.

There are things in life that you know you will get to do and then others that you often feel are just out of the realms of possibilites. This whole trip to the USA has been the latter and I’ve been very fortunate. I do love bridges and it has been great to explore bridges here and one bridge that you can’t miss out in New York is the Brooklyn Bridge.

 

My first glimpse of the Brooklyn Bridge as we were approaching it so we could walk over it.

This is from the same day that I spent with Stacy, Robert and Robyn, though by this stage Robyn had had to leave. So over the bridge Stacy, Robert and I went. It was as we started walking over it that I realized how sore my feet were.

 

It would have to be one of the most photographed bridges in the world I think and trying to come up with an original way to photograph itis a hard task. In the end I decided to just take photos for myself and not worry about that. It was also hard to get photos without people.

 

I got my first glimpse of the Statue of Liberty as well. She was a long way away, but it still counts.

 

Once we got to Brooklyn we went and took some photos of the Manhattan bridge, the iconic ones down this road. It was here that we were joined by another blogger, Robin Kent.

We wandered a little more around the water before heading to the Brooklyn Park with the intention of photographing the sunset and Manhattan. Unfortunately there were no clouds for the sunset, so while there was a little colour, there wasn’t much else.

 

I could see the State of Liberty there as well. Though, it was still too far away. It will be good to get up close to it, which could happen tomorrow, I hope.

 

We stuck around until it was dark to do some night shots as well. A few more clouds in the sky might have helped, but you get what you get. I wasn’t really disappointed. I enjoyed taking photos here. I guess there will always be a certain amount of regret that I didn’t get what I had in my mind and I may never get another chance to get that. I have to keep reminding myself that I have been so very lucky to have been given this opportunity and there can be no regrets.

It is sad that I only have four more days here and then I will be on my way home. Though I have to admit I’m looking forward to getting home to my computer, the large monitor and my Wacom tablet so I can really start working on some photos. I also miss my family and Tiddles, the cat. I’ve never been away from them all for this long before and it is a little strange.

I shall leave you now with a gallery of some of my favourite images from our walk over the bridge and then the night shots.

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29 Comments

  1. I know that feeling of coming towards the end of a day’s sightseeing, feet hurting but still so much more to see! You got some great photos here despite that – I love the glimpses of Liberty!

    1. The sore feet were so bad, I had blisters under my feet and made it so hard for the rest of the trip. Not great. Thank you so much Sarah.

  2. There is a long, complex and interesting tale of that bridge, the man who built it and the discoveries made in the process of building it. Much of the modern technology of bridges began in Brooklin — and what the bridge did for the city of New York was uniquely interesting. It’s called “The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn
    by David McCullough (Author). McCullough died last year, but he was one of our really great historians.

    1. Oh yes, it was quite amazing how it was built. I watched a documentary on it, it was fascinating.
      Thank you Marilyn.
      HOw are you feeling?

  3. Hi, Leanne:
    I recall this post and meeting you in NYC. Thanks for re-posting it. Been following you ever since. I’m not blogging anymore but thinking about doing something on SubStack. All I have so far is a place-holder presence. Need to do a little studying before I actually launch.

    1. Hey Robin, I remember meeting you there too. Can’t believe it will be 10 years this year since the trip.
      I haven’t heard of SubStack, though there do seem to be more and more people coming back to blogging. It hasn’t gone the way that so many other places have.I’m grateful for that. Let me know when you launch. Thank you.

    1. Interesting, I was disappointed that there were no clouds, but you have put a different light on it. Thank you Margaret.

    1. You’re welcome Ted, love to help being back memories. I get what you mean, I know where I grew up doesn’t feel like home anymore either.

  4. I live in (upstate) New York State, and I have never seen the Brooklyn Bridge. I’ve been to the Bronx Zoo (with my parents), but that’s as close as I got. They didn’t want to go into the city.

    1. I think that is a common story Donna for most of us. I know people who have come to Australia and seen more of it than me. I can’t say I blamed them about not wanting to go into the city. Thank you Donna.

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