Here is the view, seen from the north, of the 3 towers of the World Financial Center. I work in the middle tower.
Here is the World Trade Center site as seen from a hallway in the building I work in. A lot of tourists come in to try to take pictures. Even tour groups come through. They are doing construction on what will be Tower 4 right now and you can see the squares where the memorial will be. If you go to http://www.wtc.com/media/images/wtc-construction there are some really good pictures of the construction in progress. There is even a shot of glacial rock formation in the site.
Inside the building I am in, there is this lobby type area called the Winter Garden. It's really quite beautiful there. They hold all sorts of free events, like music and dancing. A lot of people show up and the floor is covered with all the people sitting. There are a lot of stores in the building too...Ann Taylor, Gap, Banana Republic...makes a great escape from work during the day!
This is a shot from on the far side of the Winter Garden. There is a huge patio and we are right on the Hudson River. When it's warm outside, they have BBQ on the patio and a lot of restaurants have outdoor seating. There is a Ciao Bella, and in the few warm days we had when I first started working here, S met me after work and we got gelato and walked up the river a bit. It's really a gorgeous and relatively hidden bit of Manhattan. The spot is called the Esplanade and it has some cool public art, sculptures, great views of the statue of liberty and of all the sailboats docked there, and has a lot of seating for just hanging out next to the river. All the buildings in the background are part of Jersey City. There is also a dock where you can catch a short ferry ride to Jersey City or Times Square and a few other destinations. I would say this is one of my favorite places in the city (in the Summer--too cold in the Winter!).
Well, that is it. You have all the highlights from my current work location. I'll be sure to update you at my next client site if it's some place good, although that isn't usually my luck (last work locations: Connecticut and Bryn Mawr, PA).
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