Over the last few trips to New York we watched the skyscrapers at Hudson Yard be built. Hudson Yard was a rail yard, one of the last underdeveloped large areas in Manhattan. We noticed the cantilevered protrusion, near the top of one of the towers, it is called the edge. It is on the 100th floor, 1,100 feet above ground level, and open to the public. (Also available for private parties.) I kind of like this kind of high up observation level, so we booked tickets for the elevator ride. We tried to get lunch reservations on the 101st floor, they were closed for a private function. Lunch comes with a free elevator ride, well at those prices not exactly free (about $100 per person for lunch.) The morning of our reservations it was cloudy. Low clouds, as in about 700 ceiling and we were going up 1,100 feet. And why not? We could have tried to rebook, but the weather forecast was not promising (it cleared out the following day.) Most people skipped it, the elevator up we had to ourselves, there was only one person with us on the trip back down. There is a glass section in the floor, but it was wet and slippery and view was into the clouds.
How many times do you get to go for a walk in the clouds?
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