Destinations

Where: High Line, New York Cit
When:  Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Time:    Board 9:15am, depart 9:30am,return 4:00pm
Cost:     Madison residents $25.00  Non-residents $30.00
Sign-up: Madison residents beginning 9:00am,                     
Mon., May 6, Non-residents after May13

  Our New York City sojourn begins with some inspired food shopping at Chelsea Market before heading to 14th Street & 10th Avenue where an elevator whisks us upward to enjoy a unique New York panorama - the transformed elevated freight line known as the High Line. This popular destination is the result of the efforts of Friends of the High Line which formed in  1999 to turn an abandoned railroad line into an urban garden complete with music, wildflowers, benches and tourists.  There are multiple lunch choices with restaurants at street level and every kind of food cart imaginable. 

   After your stroll, return to street level at the 23rd Street elevator.  If the weather is not cooperating the group will go to Eataly, one of the newest New York experiences.  If the sun shines we’ll be driven to the Irish Hunger Memorial, a recent addition to the city landscape commemorating the 1848 famine in Ireland.  If time permits, we’ll stop at the 9/11 Memorial for a brief look at the site.  The High Line has plenty of seating for frequent rests but, as always in New York, comfort is important so dress appropriately and wear comfortable shoes. Maps will be provided.  WT