The view west from the top of the Empire State Building, looking along 33rd and 34th Streets to the Hudson River. Broadway is at the bottom of the shot. This was a 'must do' of this trip. I've been up to the top of towers in London, Paris, Munich, Sydney and now New York. This one beats the lot. I had no idea that you can go outside when you reach the observatory at the top. Outside! The view is, well, look at the picture and times the effect by about 100! When we came back down, the experience left me shaking for half an hour. We jumped straight in a cab to Greenwich for a meal and I hardly noticed the crazy antics of the driver. I was half way down my first pint before I could speak a coherent sentence. Awesome!

See more pics from the weekend in my New York gallery