Two Bridges

A successful morning includes some exercise, preferably a run. This morning's run covered Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges; a 4.5 mile loop filled with variant sights. The views from Brroklyn Bridge are magnificant from 100+ feet up. To the Southeast, one can see the Statue of Liberty. More directly south, the view includes Staten Island, and the Verazzano Bridge, known to NY Marathon participants. This morning's return trek was my first by foot over the Manhattan Bridge. Manhattan Bridge is less traveled than its counterpart just south on the East River (Brooklyn Bridge). I was the only person crossing in my direction. I passed a pretty blond finishing her crossing into Brooklyn on the way up. She returned my runner's wave. Remember when runner's all waved to each other? On the MB, I was struck most by the views toward the Justice Department building, particularly over the Chinatown area. The residential buildings are encrusted with silver and red graffiti, which poses a sharp contrast to the magestic Justice Building about a mile further south.