The Empire State Building

After an abortive attempt to go to Liberty Island due to excess people in the queue, I head back into Central Manhattan and go and check out the Empire State Building. Since 9/11, It has regained its place as the tallest building in New York and it offers spectacular 360 degree views of the city. The only down side to the experience was the incessant people trying to sell you a Skyride or Upgrade to 102nd floor or listen to Joe the Taxi drivers commentary or get a map of the top so you know what you are seeing. OK, this is fair enough before I have bought my ticket so I know the options but after deciding to get the thing, I don't want to be asked every few steps whether I wanted to buy the things that I just turned down. I had timed the visit well as I didn't have to queue too long - sometimes during the busier days you can be waiting for 2-3 hours.
Pictures (Left) - The Empire State Buildnig, (Right) - View of Uptown, (Bottom) - View of downtown