I believe that everyone, even those that are not Catholic or even religious at all, can appreciate the absolute magnificence of one of my favorite places in New York: the Saint Patrick's Cathedral. I don't think that I could ever take a picture that would give you the same feeling you get the first time you walk into the cathedral. It will take your breath away. It even makes me speechless (which is unheard of). It will give you chills allover. You can't help being overwhelmed with a sense of awe and humbleness. I don't know exactly what it is that I love so much...it's just everything. I hope to one day go to New York for fun with my family and David, then I could share all of these wonderful experiences with the people I love. It is so strange when you walk into this cathedral and things are going on as if there aren't 50 tourists in the back taking pictures. I have gone in once during Sunday mass, and this last time when I went in there was actually a wedding ceremony in progress. It was a little strange being an uninvited guest to a stranger's wedding, but it is just another part of what makes this piece of New York history so interesting.
Other than amazing places, my favorite thing about New York is that everywhere you go there is history intertwined with modern society. The Saint Patrick's Cathedral is surrounded by modern skyscrapers, yet there it is just as it has been for over 100 years; still standing. It's like that all over the city. Dozens of buildings that have stories that I am sure we couldn't even imagine. It's like you can feel the age of the city and all of the people that have been there in decades past. It's just not the same on the west coast. Even our old buildings are young compared to what is still around in New York. I just can't find the words to describe what it feels like to be in a place of so much historical and even modern day importance.
Goodbye New York, I'll see you again soon I hope...................
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