One World Trade Center

By Elizabethwix

Years ago I used to bike by the old World Trade Center quite often. I went up one of the old Twin towers in 1993 - the week before the very first small bombing.
Anyway, when my friend Daryl asked me to lunch at the new One World Trade Center, I was very excited having only seen the tower from a distance.

So subway to WTCup the steps...

Lovely tower ahead.

Madly imposing desk and stringent security (both good.)

I look up in the lobby

am greeted by Daryl looking stunningly slim and chic - as ever.

We lunch in the elegant Conde Nast cafeteria

from which there are astounding views - see the reflecting pool below and The Statue of Liberty upper right.

So much building going on downtown. Cranes everywhere - all very exciting.

Ah, to be young and pale and red-headed - and for horrid brown walls to actually work.

In the lobby downstairs a vast abstract painting I love. Gosh, it's good to get out of the house once in a while and look about me.

Daryl has daily splendid photos of downtown and uptown world on Instagram. You can see them here  DARYL10024