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When I opened my curtains this morning, and the sun struck me in my face, it was clear to me that this would be a day in the open. I decided to head to Brooklyn Bridge. New York is a city of islands, and therefore of tunnels and bridges to connect those islands. Brooklyn Bridge is perhaps the most famous, and accessible to pedestrians. The walkway is actually superior to the road, and this gives you great views of the bridge itself, the waterways, ships, and Manhattan.
It is certainly impressive to see the steel cables which hold this bridge to its stone pylons, but it is even more impressive to see the highrise of downtown Manhattan as a backdrop for the bridge. In a far distance, you can also see the Statue of Liberty but that looks really small from the bridge. If you continue walking across, you would end up in Brooklyn, but I was planning to see other sights in Manhattan so I returned halfway.
A few years after the bridge was constructed in the 19th century, an engineer walked across with ... elephants, to prove that the bridge was strong enough to be trusted! There are of course a lot of other stories related to this piece of architecture. Easily reachable from the City Hall, the Brooklyn Bridge certainly merits a visit - not just for the bridge itself, but also for the views it offers.