Walking across the Brooklyn Bridge

Started the day with a great breakfast at Juniors (some of you may know their cheesecakes). Sheri had cheese blintzes you could have fed the whole of North Africa on and I had corn beef hash...delish. AND WARM CHOCOLATE RUGELACH! After that huge breakfast, it was time for a walk so we decided to cross the Brooklyn Bridge, along with about 2000 other people.

Great views from the Bridge into Manhattan.

This building in the picture was on the Brooklyn side of the bridge, standing all on its own.

The bridge itself was opened in 1883 (construction began in 1869) as the New York and Brooklyn Bridge and was also called the East River Bridge, it was officially named the Brooklyn Bridge in 1915.

In 1884 to prove the bridge was stable, PT Barnum lead 21 elephants across the bridge.

At the time the bridge opened, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world.

We ended up walking for miles and miles and miles...see the other day one photos for more of the day's action.Read more