(Monday) After checking out of the hotel we used our last few hours to walk down 42nd Street to the United Nations bulding, passing a few other notable buildings on the way. The News building at number 220 is famous the for the large rotating globe in the lobby. There are also time clocks around the walls showing the time in other cities around the globe - but we did notice that the Auckland clock was completely wrong!
The UN is obviously quite a tourist attraction itself, and lots of foreign representatives with security passes around their necks were milling about the area. The temperature was actually quite tolerable for a change - pleasant by comparison to recent experiences. This huge bronze sculpture sits outside - reflecting Sue, and the main building.
Some bloke, in front of the UN. The New Zealand flag is on the left (Click to enlarge any photo in this blog).
On the way back we passed these tall chimney-like cones in the street, steam issuing from their tops. They said on TV that in the service tunnels under the streets the temperatures could be up to 150 F. The UN building is visible in the distance at the end of 43rd Street.
Had a nice coffee at a little place around the corner from our hotel, then returned to the hotel for the last time.
