Griswold’s Road Trip

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A sunny but chilly day where the wind really brought the temperature down. We walked down to the NYC Ferry midtown terminal to catch the St George ferry which has two stops on the west side of Manhattan, Staten Island, Brooklyn before returning to Manhattan at Wall Street. It is a paid service whereas the Staten Island ferry is free, however less crowded and, goes slightly closer to the Statue of Liberty and gives you a good tour of Manhattan skyline. We got off at Wall Street, trip time was around an hour and twenty five all up.

 

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Lunch at a pub just off Wall Street which was quiet due to the MLK federal holiday before a short subway ride back to the hotel.

We found the subway easy to navigate,, and being able to use your phone for contactless payment made it super simple. You can tap on up to 4 people per device / card so it was no issue with the junior Griswold’s not having cards.

We wouldn’t have gone anywhere near reaching it but fares are capped after 12 rides over a seven day period if you have an Omny account / app, so would be worthwhile if you were going to be doing a lot of trips.